Reissue of a modern classic - the book that catapulted Norman Mailer to fame on its first publication in 1948.
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.
Focusing on the experiences of a fourteen-man platoon stationed on a Japanese-held island in the South Pacific during World War II, and written in a journalistic style, it tells the moving story of the soldiers' struggle to retain a sense of dignity amidst the horror of warfare, and to find a source of meaning in their lives amisdst the sounds and fury of battle.
| ISBN: | 9780007204953 |
| Publication date: | 15th May 2006 |
| Author: | Norman Mailer |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 717 pages |
| Series: | Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Reissue of a modern classic - the book that catapulted Norman Mailer to fame on its first publication in 1948.
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.
Focusing on the experiences of a fourteen-man platoon stationed on a Japanese-held island in the South Pacific during World War II, and written in a journalistic style, it tells the moving story of the soldiers' struggle to retain a sense of dignity amidst the horror of warfare, and to find a source of meaning in their lives amisdst the sounds and fury of battle.
The Naked and the Dead features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
The Naked and the Dead is available in Paperback
The Naked and the Dead was written by Norman Mailer and published by Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Naked and the Dead has 717 pages
Yes it is part of Harper Perennial Modern Classics series