The naked and the dead
By: Norman Mailer
Series: Harper Perennial modern classics
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 717
ISBN-13: 9780007204953
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Fiction; Campaigns; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945; Romans, nouvelles; Campagnes et batailles; Military campaigns
Description: Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows a platoon of Marines who are stationed on the Japanese-held island of Anopopei.
Notes: Originally published: London: Paladin, 1992; New York Modern Library, 1948.
Table of contents: title: P.S. Ideas, interviews & features. About the author. The time of his time : a brief Norman Mailer chronology; title: About the book. Origin and conception ; Mailer on The naked and the dead 1948 ; Reception ; Conclusion ; Adaptation; title: Read on. Must reads ; Find out more ; If you loved this, you might like.