New York, NY Rinehart, 1948. Hardcover Facsime of the First Edition. A facsimile of the First Edition of Mailer's first and most famous novel. The book and dust jacket are an exact replica of the actual First Edition, except that the DJ does not have the price on it. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is also flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. Originally published in a slip-case, which is no longer present. NOT a Remainder or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.9 x 1.8 inches. 721 pages. G. Maillard Kesslere photo portrait of the author on rear jacket panel. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 14.7 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Basis for the 1958 Raoul Walsh directed film. Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the Second World War. Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows a platoon of Marines who are stationed on the Japanese-held island of Anopopei. The Naked and the Dead is representative of the best in twentieth-century American writing. Norman Mailer wrote The Naked and the Dead at the age of twenty-five, after serving two years in the Philippines as a rifleman during World War II.

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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: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 50542
Title: The Naked and The Dead.
Author: Norman Mailer
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Facsime of the First Edition.
Publisher: Rinehart,
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1948.
Bookseller catalogs: Second World War; World War II;

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