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The Naked and the Dead

by Norman Mailer

Average based on 2 comments. Synopses & Reviews Customer Comments (2) ISBN13: 9780312265052 ISBN10: 0312265050 Condition: Standard All Product Details Only 3 left in stock at $9.50!

 

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Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the Second World War, The Naked and the Dead received unprecedented critical acclaim upon its publication and has since become part of the American canon. This fiftieth anniversary edition features a new introduction created especially doe the occasion by Norman Mailer.

Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows an army platoon of foot soldiers who are fighting for the possession of the Japanese-held island of Anopopei. Composed in 1948, The Naked and the Dead is representative of the best in twentieth-century American writing.

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"Many consider The Naked and the Dead to be the greatest combat novel ever written by an American. In it, the reader engages with Lieut. Robert Hearn, fighting in the Pacific in World War II. As the story progresses, the reader goes inside his thoughs, experiencing both his real and his imagined fears." New York Times

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Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the World War II, "The Naked and the Dead" received unprecedented critical acclaim upon its 1948 publication and has since become part since become part of the American canon. Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows an Army platoon stationed on the Japanese-held island of Anopopei.

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Norman Mailer's first novel, The Naked and the Dead, is widely regarded as one of the finest American novels of the twentieth century. Among Norman Mailer's other achievements are Why Are We in Vietnam?, The Armies of the Night, for which he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1968, and The Executioner's Song, which won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize.

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venusinfauxfurz, April 23, 2007 (view all comments by venusinfauxfurz)
A great book if you're looking for a place to start with WWII fiction or Norman Mailer's oeuvre.

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j-rock, June 7, 2006 (view all comments by j-rock)
This book may be very long, but its worth a read if your into reading. Very descriptive and detailed although not very grotesque. One of the best war stories ive ever read, heard, seen, or even listened to.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780312265052

Subtitle:

50th Anniversary Edition, With a New Introduction by the Author

Author:

Mailer, Norman

Publisher:

Picador

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

World war, 1939-1945

Subject:

War

Subject:

World War, 19

Subject:

General Fiction

Subject:

War & Military

Subject:

Historical fiction

Subject:

War stories

Subject:

Popular Fiction-Military

Subject:

Literary

Copyright:

2000

Edition Description:

Anniversary

Series Volume:

no. 86

Publication Date:

20000805

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

736

Dimensions:

8.27 x 5.8 x 1.27 in

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Product details 736 pages Picador USA - 2010-10-21 English 9780312265052 Reviews:

"Review" by New York Times, "Many consider The Naked and the Dead to be the greatest combat novel ever written by an American. In it, the reader engages with Lieut. Robert Hearn, fighting in the Pacific in World War II. As the story progresses, the reader goes inside his thoughs, experiencing both his real and his imagined fears."

"Synopsis" by Libri, Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the World War II, "The Naked and the Dead" received unprecedented critical acclaim upon its 1948 publication and has since become part since become part of the American canon. Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows an Army platoon stationed on the Japanese-held island of Anopopei.

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