The Naked and the Dead
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The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 World War II novel by Norman Mailer that follows an American platoon in the Pacific and is widely regarded as one of the greatest war novels of the 20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Naked and the Dead canonical | 13 |
| The Naked and the Dead (1958 film) | 1 |
| The Naked and the Dead universe | 1 |
| World War II novel The Naked and the Dead | 1 |
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Target entity: The Naked and the Dead Context triple: [Norman Mailer, notableWork, The Naked and the Dead]
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A.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls is Ernest Hemingway’s 1940 novel about an American fighting with the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, renowned for its exploration of love, honor, and the brutality of war.
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The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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C.
No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays an aging, impoverished colonel’s quiet hope and dignity as he waits in vain for a long-promised government pension.
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A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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E.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth is a historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez that fictionalizes the final journey and inner turmoil of Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Naked and the Dead Target entity description: The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 World War II novel by Norman Mailer that follows an American platoon in the Pacific and is widely regarded as one of the greatest war novels of the 20th century.
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A.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls is Ernest Hemingway’s 1940 novel about an American fighting with the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, renowned for its exploration of love, honor, and the brutality of war.
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B.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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C.
No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that portrays an aging, impoverished colonel’s quiet hope and dignity as he waits in vain for a long-promised government pension.
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D.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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E.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth is a historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez that fictionalizes the final journey and inner turmoil of Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II novel
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novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
The Naked and the Dead
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Naked and the Dead (1958 film)
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| author | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | major critical success on publication ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| explores |
psychological impact of combat on soldiers
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relationship between officers and enlisted men ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Raoul Walsh ⓘ |
| follows | an American platoon ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
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war fiction ⓘ |
| hasFoilCharacters | General Cummings and Lieutenant Hearn ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Gallagher
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General Cummings ⓘ Lieutenant Hearn ⓘ Martinez ⓘ Private Red Valsen ⓘ Roth ⓘ Sergeant Croft ⓘ Wilson ⓘ |
| influenced | later American war literature ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Norman Mailer’s service in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFor |
naturalistic depiction of combat
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use of profanity (e.g., "fug" as euphemism) ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| pageCount | over 700 pages (first edition, approximate) ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| publisher | Rinehart & Company ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| setIn |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific theater of World War II
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| settingDetail | fictional Pacific island of Anopopei ⓘ |
| structure |
divided into four parts
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includes flashback sections called "The Time Machine" ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | U.S. Army operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
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dehumanization in war ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ masculinity ⓘ power and authority ⓘ |
| widelyRegardedAs | one of the greatest American war novels of the 20th century ⓘ |
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