The Naked Land.

New York:: Alfred A Knopf, 1954.. 1st American Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: blue cloth; the top edge tint is light green; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is somewhat faded at the spine, otherwise very good; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket design by Jean Carlu. Set in the rugged territory between the Sahara Desert and the High Atlas Mountains. On a wild and terrible night a drowning man is dragged from the sea. And suddenly, a multinational group of strangers are bound together by lies, loyalty, and a dead man's will. This disparate group includes a homeless and hunted refugee, an English smuggler turned missionary, a grubby Greek purveyor of bribery and corruption, an elderly Berber chief who treasures honor more than wealth, an arrogant Arab terrorist driven by lust for power and arms, and a young Czech wife protecting her husband by denying his identity and his love.