The Naked and the Dead
de Mailer, Norman
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Bien/Good
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Rinehart and Company, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed by Norman Mailer on half title page. A good copy of the first edition, 1st printing, with first issue of jacket (jacket chipped with wear, light stain to rear panel; book has nicks and snags to spine tips, with some shelf and reading wear; erased pencil inscription just visible on front endpaper). Author's first book; novel set on a Greek island during the Second World War. Notable for the publisher's blurb on both fly leaves of the dust jacket: '.. you cannot afford to pass by this astonishing performance' (lower flyleaf). First issue, with publisher's seal and copyright date of 1948 on title page verso, $4 price on jacket (and blurb). 1 b/w Illustration (map). [8], 721 pages.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 618459
- Título
- The Naked and the Dead
- Autor
- Mailer, Norman
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Rinehart and Company
- Fecha de publicación
- 1948
- Palabras clave
- Mailer, Norman American Literature 20th Century American Fiction First Book Adventure World War II Signed QX91, , , , , , ,
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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