WHY READ MOBY-DICK?
Nathaniel Philbrick
WHY READ MOBY-DICK? - 1 - New Delhi Penguin Books 2013/01/01 - 131
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.
9780143123972
Purchased Prism Books,Kochi
Childrens Fiction
Moby Dick (Melville, Herman)
Sea stories, American
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
CS-F / PHI/WH
WHY READ MOBY-DICK? - 1 - New Delhi Penguin Books 2013/01/01 - 131
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.
9780143123972
Purchased Prism Books,Kochi
Childrens Fiction
Moby Dick (Melville, Herman)
Sea stories, American
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
CS-F / PHI/WH