As he labored on his masterpiece "Moby Dick" in 1851, Herman Melville was a popular and charismatic young author. One year later, this Melville -- successful outgoing, "knowable" -- had gone underground. Through a combination of research, intuition, and sheer literary muscle, Larry Duberstein has given us a speculation that brings Herman Melville alive, in all his complexity and humor. " THE HANDSOME SAILOR" is a rich and utterly convincing portrait, a "tour-de-force" that makes the unknowable Melville knowable.
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As he labored on his masterpiece "Moby Dick" in 1851, Herman Melville was a popular and charismatic young author. One year later, this Melville -- successful outgoing, "knowable" -- had gone underground. Through a combination of research, intuition, and sheer literary muscle, Larry Duberstein has given us a speculation that brings Herman Melville alive, in all his complexity and humor. " THE HANDSOME SAILOR" is a rich and utterly convincing portrait, a "tour-de-force" that makes the unknowable Melville knowable.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed by Author 1579620078 First edition. First printing. NOT inscribed, NOT REMAINDER marked. NOT ex library. Not Book Club. Signed on the title page. Securely wrapped and shipped in a box. Fine/Fine.
