Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the World War II, The Naked and the Dead received unprecedented critical acclaim upon its 1948 publication and has since become part since become part of the American canon.
Composed in 1948, The Naked and the Dead is representative of the best in twentieth-century American writing..
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.
This fiftieth Anniversary Edition features a new Introduction created especially for the occasion by Norman Mailer.
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.
Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows an Army platoon stationed on the Japanese-held island of Anopopei.
Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the World War II, The Naked and the Dead received unprecedented critical acclaim upon its 1948 publication and has since become part since become part of the American canon