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The Naked and the Dead

by MAILER, Norman

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New York: Rinehart & Co, 1948. First edition, advance copy of the author's first regularly published book. 8vo. 721 pp. Some rubbing to the wrappers around the edges, but very good. The original sheets bound into wrappers, with flaps, identical to the published dust jacket. (1401).

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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
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Naked and the Dead
Author
MAILER, Norman
Book Condition
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Publisher
Rinehart & Co
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1948

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Flap(s)
The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Wrappers
The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Jacket
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First Edition
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