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The Naked and the Dead
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/G+/Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/Fair. A FIRST EDITION, but slightly later printing (no company seal on cr page, different front flap blurb on DJ) of this classic novel about the futility & disillusionment brought about by war, partially based on the author's own experiences in WWII. A Pulitzer Prize finalist when it was published in 1948, this copy has the 2nd state DJ, still same $4.00 price. Hardcover book with flat black cloth-covered boards & white lettering to spine is in G+/VG- condition: generally very clean, binding tight & square, modestly tanned pages, heavier to endpapers. Former owner's name & date in pen on ffep, else unmarked. Slightly bumped corners & wear at both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is only Fair, with some heavily chipped & missing areas, edgewear all around; no fading though! & nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019005
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-/G+
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Rinehart and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- WAR FICTION PULITZER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction-General; Military Studies/War;
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