The Naked and the Dead, (Inscribed by the Author)
by Mailer, Norman
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good Plus/New Facsimile
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About This Item
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc. (1948), 1948. Hardcover. Good Plus/New Facsimile. Thick 8vo. 721 pages. Inscribed on the front free end paper, "To --- a friend of my dad's, Norman Mailer, February 1949". Later printing without the Rinehart logo on the copyright page. The new facsimile dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. The spine of the book has wear at the top and bottom, minor chipping. A 1/2" tear at the top of the spine has been repaired. Interior of book is clean, no marks. Attractive with the new facsimile dust jacket.
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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- Bookseller
- Arabesque Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001222
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead, (Inscribed by the Author)
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- New Facsimile
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rinehart & Company, Inc. (1948)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- Thick 8vo
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