His first major novel is still considered by many to be the best fictional work of World War II.  
Along with Truman Capote, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe, he was considered a proponent of New Journalism. In his own opinion, his best work was entitled The White Negro, an essay which became one of the most controversial works of the post war era.  In 1955, he co-founded the Village Voice and was jailed in 1967 for his protests against the Vietnam War.  His first major novel is still considered by many to be the best fictional work of World War II.  For ten points, identify this author of The Executioner's Song, Armies of the Night, and The Naked and the Dead?
Along with Truman Capote, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe, he was considered a proponent of New Journalism.
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