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The Naked and the Dead
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1961. 1st Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, minimal bumping to head/base of spine. Top front corner bumped. Minor spotting to side text edge. Dust jacket shows normal shelfwear, with chipping at spine, corners and top edge. Dust jacket lightly soiled. One of the few Modern Library first editions, not so stated. ; Toledano binding style '8', Kent Endpapers, dust jacket style 'j' listing 403 titles. ; The Modern Library; Vol. 321.1; 721 pages .
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
- Dan Glaeser Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24708
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Modern Library Edition
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
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About the Seller
Dan Glaeser Books
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Modesto, California
About Dan Glaeser Books
Dan Glaeser Books is an internet-based bookstore, located in California. Specialties include the Social Sciences, Religion, Californiana, Children's Illustrated, and Homeschooling Materials. Dan Glaeser Books is a member of IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association).
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- Good+
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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