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The Naked and the Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition, With a New Introduction by the Author
by Mailer, Norman
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0805060189
- ISBN 13
- 9780805060188
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About This Item
Henry Holt and Co, 1998. First Thus. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Thus, First Printing (Full Number Line). Not price-clipped ($30.00 price intact). Published by Henry Holt, 1998. Octavo. Red boards over black boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear and a few small smudges to page ends. An excellent copy of the 50th Anniversary Edition of Norman Mailer's famous novel. 721 pages. ISBN: 9780805060188. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 147680
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition, With a New Introduction by the Author
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0805060189
- ISBN 13
- 9780805060188
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
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