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The Naked and the Dead

by Norman Mailer

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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About This Item

New York: Rinehart and Co, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A very solid copy of the 1948 1st edition (with the Rinehart circled 'R' at the copyright page). Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel edges and light chipping and creasing at the spine crown. Thick octavo, an attractive, presentable copy of Norman Mailer's celebrated first book.

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
Appledore Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
11567
Title
The Naked and the Dead
Author
Norman Mailer
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Rinehart and Co
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1948
Keywords
rare literary 1st editions, rare modern firsts, rare Norman Mailer, rare author's first books
Bookseller catalogs
Literature;

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Octavo
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Spine
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Chipping
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