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The Naked and the Dead
by Norman Mailer
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780312265052 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
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.
Review:
"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
Synopsis:
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.
About the Author
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:
- Publisher:
- Picador USA
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- Fiction
- Subject:
- World war, 1939-1945
- Subject:
- War
- Subject:
- World War, 19
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Subject:
- War & Military
- Edition Description:
- 50th anniversary ed., 1st Picador USA ed.
- Series Volume:
- no. 86
- Publication Date:
- August 2000
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 736
- Dimensions:
- 8.31x5.48x1.23 in. 1.26 lbs.
