An American Dream
Hardcover
1965 · New York
by Mailer, Norman
New York: The Dial Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1965. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. A Later Printing in Nearly Fine condition that has some wear from aging in a price-clipped alike dust-jacket ; When Norman Mailer's first novel, The Naked and the Dead, was published in 1948, it was praised for its innovative style and its exploration of the human condition. Forty years later, Mailer has written an even more ambitious and daring novel, tracing the American Dream through the lives of four families. Set in the early 1960s, the novel vividly portrays the clash of values and beliefs that define American society at that time. The characters are vividly drawn, and the plot is compelling.; 8vo; 270 pages . (Inventory #: 57537)