The Naked and the Dead.
by MAILER, Norman
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Allan Wingate, London. 1954. Allan Wingate, London. 1954. Reprint. Hardback with DW. Red cloth boards are slightly marked. Pages are browned and there is some foxing to end papers. Wrapper is stained and torn particularly at head and tail of spine. A sound copy.
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
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97778
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead.
- Author
- MAILER, Norman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- Allan Wingate, London. 1954
- Keywords
- FICTION
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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