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The Naked and the Dead is a novel written by Norman Mailer.Published by Rinehart & Company in 1948, when he was 25, it was his debut novel. It depicts the experiences of a platoon during World War II, based partially on Mailer's experiences as a cook [2] with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. [3]
The Naked and the Dead is a 1958 World War II film directed by Raoul Walsh, and based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Norman Mailer. The screenplay was written by brothers Denis and Terry Sanders, and the film was shot in Panama on Technicolor film. [3] The movie adds a strip tease and an action scene to the story in the novel.
The book was enormously successful; it sold more copies than did any of Mailer's works except The Naked and the Dead, and it is Mailer's most widely reviewed book. [80] It was the inspiration for the Emmy-nominated TV movie Marilyn: The Untold Story, which aired in 1980. [81]
Title Abbr. [b] Year Type Notes The Naked and the Dead: NAD: 1948 novel spent 62 weeks on the bestseller list, achieving no. 1; [4] received a New York Newspaper Guild's "Page One Award"; chosen as one of the four best books of 1948 by Newsweek; [5] original manuscript housed at Yale University [6]
The Naked and the Dead: Norman Mailer: June 27 July 4 July 11 July 18 July 25 August 1 August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29 September 5: Shannon's Way: A. J. Cronin: September 12 September 19: The Naked and the Dead: Norman Mailer September 26: Shannon's Way: A. J. Cronin October 3: The Naked and the Dead: Norman Mailer October 10 October 17 ...
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The Time of Our Time is an anthology of Norman Mailer's various literary works, published by Modern Library in 1998. The work was designed to commemorate both the fiftieth anniversary of The Naked and the Dead (1948), and Mailer's seventy-fifth birthday. Norman Mailer edited the anthology himself, choosing to organize the content not by the ...