Author: Norman Mailer

Title: The Naked and the Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 736

Release Date: 2000-08-05

Details: 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 for 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.

EAN: 9780312265052

Package Dimensions: Height: 8.15 Inches, Length: 5.4499891 Inches, Weight: 1.26 Pounds, Width: 1.2 Inches

Languages: en

New York Times No.1 Best Seller in 1948