Mardi and A Voyage Thither Volume 1 & 2

by Herman Melville

Overview

American novelist Herman Melville’s cryptic third work about uncontrollable waves of human desire and their ability to set a person adrift in a sea of spiritual, philosophical, and artistic chaos. An unnamed narrator, U.S. sailor (and thinly-veiled Melville), and his Norwegian side-kick Jarl jump ship from their whaling vessel in the South Pacific in search of freedom but quickly find themselves emotionally press-ganged into the service of man’s oldest captain: love. Their pursuit carries them away from reality and into the metaphysical realm of ‘Mardi’ (Polynesian for ‘World’). (Goodreads)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783985315352
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	10/08/2021
Series:	Classics To Go
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	536
Sales rank:	986,531
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Herman Melville (born Melvill; (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his reputation was not high at the time of his death, the centennial of his birth in 1919 was the starting point of a Melville revival, and Moby-Dick grew to be considered one of the great American novels.

Date of Birth:

August 1, 1819

Date of Death:

September 28, 1891

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

Attended the Albany Academy in Albany, New York, until age 15