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The Naked and the Dead

byNorman Mailer

Genres: War Historical fiction World War II

Who is this book for? Readers interested in war narratives, historical fiction, and character-driven stories.

Topics Military platoon dynamicsAmerican military experienceJournalistic war narrativePacific theater of world war iiFinding meaning in warfareStruggle for dignityMen in combatWar's effect on ordinary soldiersHuman resilience in battlePsychological impact of warWarSurvivalFriendship

MoodMelancholic, Suspenseful

ViolenceGraphic/Explicit

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.

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Published on

11/01/2018

Pages

676

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780241340493

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