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THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
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About This Item
New York: Rinehart and Co.. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. (viii), 721 pages; Contents clean and secure in original brown cloth binding with black lettering at spine and black "flame" image on front board. Dustjacket retains 4.00; shallow chips at spine ends and corners, creased at folds. Author's photograph by G. Maillard Kesslere on the rear panel of dustjacket. Rear flap of dustjacket has five review extracts. An attractive example of this landmark novel. The Naked and the Dead was Mailer's debut novel. It depicts the experiences of a platoon during World War II, based partially on Mailer's experiences as a cook with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. It was the first popular novel about World War II and quickly became a bestseller. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Naked and the Dead on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. .
Synopsis
Acclaimed as a successful expression of the futility of war, Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead follows the story of an army platoon of foot soldiers fighting for the possession of the Japanese-held island of Anopopei during World War II. The novel, which embodies wartime disillusionment, is partly based on Mailer’s own experiences with the 112th Cavalry in the Pacific. Through its four parts, The Naked and the Dead addresses themes of loneliness, death of fear and dying, and brotherhood. The novel is written in gritty, journalistic detail. However, this tone was dialed back as publishers persuaded Mailer to use to euphemism “fug” in lieu of the mother of all curse words — the “F” word — in his novel. The Naked and the Dead sold 200,000 copies in its first three months and was a New York Times best seller for over a year. Despite some controversy among critics, the novel remains important in American literature. The Naked and the Dead is ranked 51st on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. The novel was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1958.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44706
- Title
- THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Publisher
- Rinehart and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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