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The Naked and the Dead
by Mailer, Norman
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- Hardcover
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Maysville, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. 721 pp. Rinehart and Company, New York (1948). Early Book Club reprint of Rinehart and Company first edition: between 1948 and 1960. Clean and bright block and leaves with light age-toning. Tight binding. No markings except eye clinic inkstamp on FFEP. Light wear to edges of black cloth boards, with white lettering on spine. Straight boards and corners. Softening of spine ends, with three small tears at top spine end. Very Good+ condition. More photos on request. Shipped in a box within a box, in bubble wrap, with a tracking number.
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
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- BookRanger
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- Seller's Inventory #
- BR-0318-508
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Sewn binding is square and tight. Block and pages are clean and unmarked. Book appears to be gently read.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Reprint of First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rinehart and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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