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The Naked and the Dead
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Good
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1948 New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1948 626 pp .Book Club edition from year of publication. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Red cloth boards are clean, bright, undamaged with slight bumping to corners. DJ is designed by Karov, it is intact but missing a chip along the top edge. In mylar jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Good.
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
- Seller
- Catron Grant Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 300751
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
Catron Grant Books
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About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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