The Naked and the Dead
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, (c. 1948.) Book club edition of Mailer's first book, a novel of World War II in the Pacific. Thick 8vo hardcover. 626 pp. VG in VG dust jacket with clear archival cover.
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
- Seller
- Lux Libri (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 047842
- 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
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Holt, Rhinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Book Club Edition
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...