The Naked and the Dead
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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
Cover of the first edition
Cry, the Beloved Country
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Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. Set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa, it follows a black village priest and a white farmer who must deal with ne
The Naked and the Dead
…in the English language. Publisher Bennett Cerf declared in 1948 "only three novels published since the first of the year that were worth reading ... Cry, the Beloved Country, The Ides of March, and The Naked and the Dead." Hartley Shawcross as Attorney General for England and Wales explained why he would not prosecute the…
First US edition