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Why Read Moby-Dick? - Nathaniel Philbrick

By Nathaniel Philbrick

Release Date: 2011-10-20

Genre: Literary Criticism

4 (48 ratings)
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A ā€œbrilliant and provocativeā€ (The New Yorker) celebration of Melvilleā€™s masterpieceā€”from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye

One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrickā€™s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melvilleā€™s classic. As he did in his National Book Awardā€“winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailorā€™s eye and an adventurerā€™s passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melvilleā€™s world and illuminates the bookā€™s humor and unforgettable charactersā€”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.

ā€œGracefully written [with an] infectious enthusiasmā€¦ā€ā€”New York Times Book Review

Why Read Moby-Dick? - Nathaniel Philbrick

By Nathaniel Philbrick

Release Date: 2011-10-20

Genre: Literary Criticism

4 (48 ratings)
Read Download
A ā€œbrilliant and provocativeā€ (The New Yorker) celebration of Melvilleā€™s masterpieceā€”from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye

One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrickā€™s enlightening and entertaining tour through Melvilleā€™s classic. As he did in his National Book Awardā€“winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailorā€™s eye and an adventurerā€™s passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melvilleā€™s world and illuminates the bookā€™s humor and unforgettable charactersā€”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.

ā€œGracefully written [with an] infectious enthusiasmā€¦ā€ā€”New York Times Book Review

More by Nathaniel Philbrick

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Valiant Ambition

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The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World

The First Thanksgiving

In the Heart of the Sea (Young Readers Edition)

Second Wind

The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale

The Mayflower Papers

The Private Journal of William Reynolds

Ben's Revolution

The Rush

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