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The Naked and the Dead
by Norman Mailer
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Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Rinehart and Company, 1948. First Book of the Month Club Edition. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket (unclipped; $4.00). 22 cm. 721 pages. BOMC indentation to the lower rear board. No publisher logo on the copyright page. The book is in near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. A touch of toning to the end pages. Light edge wear/bumping to the cover boards. Moderate edgewear/tear/chipping to the dust jacket (now protected under a removable mylar sleeve).
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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- Seller
- JNBookseller
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 2914
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Norman Mailer
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Book of the Month Club Edition
- Publisher
- Rinehart and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
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Palm Harbor, Florida
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Rare book dealer located in Tampa, Florida.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- BOMC
- Book-of-the-Month Club These are popular books republished and sold at a discounted price by one of these many clubs, the...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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