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Why Read Moby-Dick?

Nathaniel Philbrick
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Pages
144
Year
2011
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group

About

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 Award-winning 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 characters-finding 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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