num_pages: 1408
description: A metaphysical thriller set in the world of the CIA between Berlin in the 1950s and the assassination of JFK in 1963. In it, Norman Mailer created a tough, dangerous world that takes on its own unique set of spiritual values, challenging many of the preconceptions of 20th century American history.
language: English
title: Harlot's Ghost
titlecomplete: Harlot's Ghost
characters: Kittredge Montague Hubbard, Reed Arnold Rosen, E. Howard Hunt, Hugh Tremont Montague, Harry Hubbard, Frank Sinatra, Modene Murphy, Dix Butler, Bill Harvey, Chevi Fuertes, Sam Giancana, Jack Kennedy
genres: Fiction, Historical, American, Thriller, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 2333
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Hammett Prize
publisher: Abacus