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The Naked and the Dead
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Rinehart and Company, (1948). First Edition. Original wraps. Very good. 721p octavo. Advance copy in publisher's wraps. with the dust jacket that was issued for the hardcover. Tiny scratch on the front cover of the jacket and a stain on the front fly leaf. Signed by Mailer on the title page. Enclosed in a cloth slipcase with leather label. Slipcase is a bit too tight on the book.
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
- Old New York Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47170
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Original wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Rinehart and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1948)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia
About Old New York Book Shop
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- First Edition
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
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- Octavo
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