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The Naked and the Dead
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- to Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Very Good to Near Fine book that has rubbing, slight bumping and wear to spine ends and bottom edges of boards, tiny closed tear at top of spine, touch of color loss within back gutter, light age toning to page edges; in a Very Good jacket that has edge wear, several small closed tears and very small chips, some color loss at corners, along folds and along jacket edges, mild rubbing and touch of age toning along top of back panel and edges of flaps. The jacket is not the 1st state and does not have the blurb for readers by Stanley Rinehart. The Rinehart colophon is present on the copyright page and front flap shows price of $4.00. This copy of Mailer's acclaimed first novel has a 3 by 5 card laid-in with an inscription: "To Orville W. Jafke with my best wishes," signed by Mailer.
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
- Bookseller
- Squid Ink Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio6063
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Book Condition
- Used - to Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st printing of Mailer's first book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rinehart
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, World War II
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