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The Naked and the Dead

by Mailer, Norman

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New York: Rinehart and Company, Inc. [1948], 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [10], 3-721, [7] pp. Black cloth with white lettering on the spine. Price of $4.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with one full-page map. Signed by the author on the title page, dated June 25th, '97. Ahearn APG 002b. The first state dustwrapper. Mailer's literary cornerstone: a World War II novel set in the Japanese theater, based on Mailer's experiences fighting in the Second World War. A few traces of wear to the boards' edges and a tiny separation between the backstrip and the textblock; jacket has a small chip to its spine panel and small spots of color touch-up (black marker) to its reverse.

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
Evening Star Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
000010516
Title
The Naked and the Dead
Author
Mailer, Norman
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Rinehart and Company, Inc. [1948]
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1948

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