The Naked and the Dead: 50th Anniversary Edition, with a New Introduction by the Author

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 08/05/2000
ISBN: 9780312265052
Pages: 736
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.31h x 5.48w x 1.23d

Review Citations: New York Times 08/13/2000 pg. 22
Men's Journal 05/01/2007 pg. 84
People Weekly 11/26/2007 pg. 182