The Naked and the Dead
$25.78
- Paperback
688 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2018
Summary
One of the finest American novels ever written, Norman Mailer’s classic account of the Philippines campaign of WW2.
Based on Mailer’s own experience of military service in the Philippines during World War Two, The Naked and the Dead is a graphically truthful and shattering portrayal of ordinary men in battle. First published in 1949, as America was still basking in the glories of the Allied victory, it altered forever the popular perception of warfare.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241340493 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241340497 |
| Author: | Norman Mailer |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 467g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer (1923-2007) was one of the great post-War American writers, both as a novelist and as one of the key inventors of the New Journalism. His books include the novels The Naked and the Dead, The Deer Park, Why Are We in Vietnam?, The Executioner’s Song and Harlot’s Ghost and the non-fiction works The Armies of the Night, A Fire on the Moon (published in the USA as Of a Fire on the Moon) and The Fight. He won the National Book Award and twice won the Pulitzer Prize.
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