| "The Time of Her Time" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Norman Mailer | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Advertisements for Myself |
| Media type | Print (Miscellany) |
| Publication date | November 1959 |
"The Time of Her Time" is a 1959 short story written by Norman Mailer, first appearing in his miscellany Advertisements for Myself. The story depicts macho Irish Catholic bullfighting instructor Sergius O'Shaugnessy and his sexual conquest of a young, middle-class Jewish college girl, Denise Gondelman. The short story was adapted to film in 2000 by Francis Delia. On multiple occasions, Mailer has touted "The Time of Her Time" as "the godfather of Lolita."[1]