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A brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiecefrom the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea
One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book Awardwinning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailor’s eye and an adventurer’s passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melville’s world and illuminates the book’s 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.
One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville’s classic. As he did in his National Book Awardwinning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailor’s eye and an adventurer’s passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melville’s world and illuminates the book’s 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.
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- Title Why Read Moby-Dick?
- Author Nathaniel Philbrick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, NEW YORK
- Date 2013-09-24
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143123972 / 0143123971
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 6.9 x 5 x 0.4 in (17.53 x 12.70 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.3
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- New York Times Book Review, 11/17/2013, Page 30
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