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The Naked and the Dead
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Title: The Naked and the Dead
Author: Norman Mailer
Publisher: Rinehart and Company, Inc., New York
Published: 1948
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 721
Catalogs: Literature, World War II, Fiction
Description: Original black textured binding with white text on spine. No dust-jacket. Wear to all edges, but greatest wear along bottom edge where board is exposed. Book has a protective mylar cover. Pages are toned but unmarked. Binding is firm. Possibly first edition, but a later printing. This debut novel depicts the experiences of a platoon during World War II, based partially on Mailer's experiences as a cook with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. The story takes place on Anopopei, a fictional island in the South Pacific. American forces are faced with a campaign to drive out the Japanese so that Americans can advance into the Philippines. The novel focuses on one platoon. Nachem Malech Mailer (1923-2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist, and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II. Hardcover, good condition. 721 pages, octavo.
Author: Norman Mailer
Publisher: Rinehart and Company, Inc., New York
Published: 1948
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 721
Catalogs: Literature, World War II, Fiction
Description: Original black textured binding with white text on spine. No dust-jacket. Wear to all edges, but greatest wear along bottom edge where board is exposed. Book has a protective mylar cover. Pages are toned but unmarked. Binding is firm. Possibly first edition, but a later printing. This debut novel depicts the experiences of a platoon during World War II, based partially on Mailer's experiences as a cook with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. The story takes place on Anopopei, a fictional island in the South Pacific. American forces are faced with a campaign to drive out the Japanese so that Americans can advance into the Philippines. The novel focuses on one platoon. Nachem Malech Mailer (1923-2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist, and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades after World War II. Hardcover, good condition. 721 pages, octavo.
