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The Naked and the Dead
by Norman Mailer
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Rinehart and Company, Inc, 1948. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition with publisher's circled "R" to copyright page, $4.00 price to dust jacket, Rinehart review to flaps, and Mailer photo to rear panel. Octavo. 721 pp. Map. Printed dust jacket. Black boards stamped in white.
Dust jacket lightly chipped along edges with a few short tears at corners, rubbing, and some scuffing and one chip along spine. Boards worn along edges with brief exposure. Binding is sound and pages clean and unmarked.
Dust jacket lightly chipped along edges with a few short tears at corners, rubbing, and some scuffing and one chip along spine. Boards worn along edges with brief exposure. Binding is sound and pages clean and unmarked.
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
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10002
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Norman Mailer
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rinehart and Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
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About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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