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A brilliant and provocative (The New Yorker) celebration of Melvilles masterpiecefrom the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricanes Eye
One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbricks enlightening and entertaining tour through Melvilles classic. As he did in his National Book Award-winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailors eye and an adventurers passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melvilles world and illuminates the books humor and unforgettable charactersfinding the thread that binds Ishmael and Ahab to our own time and, indeed, to all times. An ideal match between author and subject, Why Read Moby-Dick? will start conversations, inspire arguments, and make a powerful case that this classic tale waits to be discovered anew.
Gracefully written with an] infectious enthusiasmNew York Times Book Review
Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 09/24/2013
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780143123972
Language: English
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