{"product_id":"the-naked-and-the-dead-9780312265052","title":"The Naked and the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eThe Naked\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Naked and the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is representative of the best in twentieth-century American writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524827914583,"sku":"9780312265052","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780312265052.jpg?v=1731858269","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-naked-and-the-dead-9780312265052","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}