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The Passages of H. M.: A Novel of Herman Me Parini, Jay (HC DJ, 1st ED)
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- Series
- The Passages of H. M.:
- Type
- Novel
- Era
- 20th Century
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition
- Cultural Region
- American Literature
- Title
- The Passages of H. M.
- Literary Period/Movement
- Modernism
- Age Level
- Adults, Young Adults
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Modified Item
- No
- Subject
- Historical
- ISBN
- 9780385522779
- Book Title
- Passages of H. M.
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Biographical, Historical
- Item Width
- 5.8in
- Item Weight
- 22 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
About this product
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From the author of the international bestseller "The Last Station" comes a stirring novel about the adventurous life and tragic literary career of Herman Melville.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385522770
ISBN-13
9780385522779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109138586
Product Key Features
Book Title
Passages of H. M.
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Biographical, Historical
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
22 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3566.A65p28 2010
Reviews
"Part literary biography, part novel, The Passages of H.M . turns the author's life into an adventure of its own. . . . Melville's life is such a gripping tale, it almost made me want to pick up my old copy of Moby-Dick and actually finish it this time."-- Entertainment Weekly "Parini's creative reanimation of Melville injects humanity into a tormented soul whose bright, promising early days peaked dramatically before curdling into a mass of dejection. Melville's adventures make for good reading . . . Parini manages a generous and appreciative assessment."-- Publishers Weekly "An appealing portrait of a questing, turbulent spirit."-- Kirkus Reviews U.K. "[Parini's] eminently readable narrative convincingly fills in hitherto dark places....The Passages of Herman Melville will not replace the standard biographies; it will, however, add flesh to their bones. It's very well done."-- Financial Times "[A] compelling novel... What is most rewarding about this richly detailed book is Parini's ability to frame a story of heroic failure with the knowledge that its subject will one day triumph."--Stephen Amidon, Sunday Times "Parini's novel is a bravura and often engrossing attempt to blend the disparate strands of Melville's art and life in two perspectives."--Philip Hoare, The Guardian ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE PASSAGES OF H. M. "An extraordinary catch-and-release operation. Jay Parini, against all odds, captures his white whale of a subject and then frees him for us to behold. The Passages of H. M. re-animates Melville to startling effect: the creator walks as a character; the genius turns back into a husb∧ imperishable literature springs from the accidents of life." --Tom Mallon , author of Fellow Travelers and Henry and Clara . "Who would have thought it would have taken until now, the twenty-first century, to get a clear view of America's most mysterious novelist, Herman Melville? We have it now, through the magic of Jay Parini's superior novel, The Passages of H. M." -- Gore Vidal "Suprising, insightful, and deeply moving. Melville has never seemed more alive to me -- and more human." --Chris Bohjalian , author of Secrets of Eden, The Double Bind , and Midwives . "Once again Jay Parini has taken us into literary imagination, cultural history, and biography through his ingenious fiction.... This is a novel of startling and inventive journeys, and no reader will come away from it seeing Melville the same." --Peter Balakian , author of Black Dog of Fate "Parini's creative reanimation of Melville injects humanity into a tormented soul whose bright, promising early days peaked dramatically before curdling into a mass of dejection. Melville's adventures make for good reading ... a generous and appreciative assessment." -- Publishers Weekly "Parini splices his third-person narrative of Melville's adventures with a first-person account of Melville's marriage by his wife, a sparsely documented figure. Parini's voicing is impeccab≤ and with her disarming candor, Lizzie is a treasure.... An appealing portrait of a questing, turbulent spirit ."-- Kirkus Reviews, ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE PASSAGES OF H. M. "Who would have thought it would have taken until now, the twenty-first century, to get a clear view of America's most mysterious novelist, Herman Melville? We have it now, through the magic of Jay Parini's superior novel,The Passages of H. M."--Gore Vidal "Suprising, insightful, and deeply moving. Melville has never seemed more alive to me -- and more human." --Chris Bohjalian, author ofSecrets of Eden, The Double Bind, and Midwives. "Once again Jay Parini has taken us into literary imagination, cultural history, and biography through his ingenious fiction.... This is a novel of startling and inventive journeys, and no reader will come away from it seeing Melville the same." --Peter Balakian, author ofBlack Dog of Fate, ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE PASSAGES OF H. M. "An extraordinary catch-and-release operation. Jay Parini, against all odds, captures his white whale of a subject and then frees him for us to behold.The Passages of H. M.re-animates Melville to startling effect: the creator walks as a character; the genius turns back into a husband; imperishable literature springs from the accidents of life." -Tom Mallon, author of Fellow Travelers and Henry and Clara. "Who would have thought it would have taken until now, the twenty-first century, to get a clear view of America's most mysterious novelist, Herman Melville . We have it now, through the magic of Jay Parini's superior novel,The Passages of H. M." -Gore Vidal "Suprising, insightful, and deeply moving. Melville has never seemed more alive to me -- and more human." -Chris Bohjalian, author ofSecrets of Eden, The Double Bind, and Midwives. "Once again Jay Parini has taken us into literary imagination, cultural history, and biography through his ingenious fiction.... This is a novel of startling and inventive journeys, and no reader will come away from it seeing Melville the same." -Peter Balakian, author o fBlack Dog of Fate, "Part literary biography, part novel, The Passages of H.M . turns the author's life into an adventure of its own. . . . Melville's life is such a gripping tale, it almost made me want to pick up my old copy of Moby-Dick and actually finish it this time."- Entertainment Weekly "Parini's creative reanimation of Melville injects humanity into a tormented soul whose bright, promising early days peaked dramatically before curdling into a mass of dejection. Melville's adventures make for good reading . . . Parini manages a generous and appreciative assessment."- Publishers Weekly "An appealing portrait of a questing, turbulent spirit."- Kirkus Reviews U.K. "[Parini's] eminently readable narrative convincingly fills in hitherto dark places….The Passages of Herman Melville will not replace the standard biographies; it will, however, add flesh to their bones. It's very well done."- Financial Times "[A] compelling novel… What is most rewarding about this richly detailed book is Parini's ability to frame a story of heroic failure with the knowledge that its subject will one day triumph."-Stephen Amidon, Sunday Times "Parini's novel is a bravura and often engrossing attempt to blend the disparate strands of Melville's art and life in two perspectives."-Philip Hoare, The Guardian ADVANCE PRAISE FORTHE PASSAGES OF H. M. "An extraordinary catch-and-release operation. Jay Parini, against all odds, captures his white whale of a subject and then frees him for us to behold. The Passages of H. M. re-animates Melville to startling effect: the creator walks as a character; the genius turns back into a husb∧ imperishable literature springs from the accidents of life." -Tom Mallon , author of Fellow Travelers and Henry and Clara . "Who would have thought it would have taken until now, the twenty-first century, to get a clear view of America's most mysterious novelist, Herman Melville? We have it now, through the magic of Jay Parini's superior novel, The Passages of H. M." - Gore Vidal "Suprising, insightful, and deeply moving. Melville has never seemed more alive to me -- and more human." -Chris Bohjalian , author of Secrets of Eden, The Double Bind , and Midwives . "Once again Jay Parini has taken us into literary imagination, cultural history, and biography through his ingenious fiction.... This is a novel of startling and inventive journeys, and no reader will come away from it seeing Melville the same." -Peter Balakian , author of Black Dog of Fate "Parini's creative reanimation of Melville injects humanity into a tormented soul whose bright, promising early days peaked dramatically before curdling into a mass of dejection. Melville's adventures make for good reading ... a generous and appreciative assessment." - Publishers Weekly "Parini splices his third-person narrative of Melville's adventures with a first-person account of Melville's marriage by his wife, a sparsely documented figure. Parini's voicing is impeccab≤ and with her disarming candor, Lizzie is a treasure.... An appealing portrait of a questing, turbulent spirit ."- Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition., "Part literary biography, part novel, The Passages of H.M . turns the author's life into an adventure of its own. . . . Melville's life is such a gripping tale, it almost made me want to pick up my old copy of Moby-Dick and actually finish it this time."- Entertainment Weekly "Parini's creative reanimation of Melville injects humanity into a tormented soul whose bright, promising early days peaked dramatically before curdling into a mass of dejection. Melville's adventures make for good reading . . . Parini manages a generous and appreciative assessment."- Publishers Weekly "An appealing portrait of a questing, turbulent spirit."- Kirkus Reviews U.K. "[Parini's] eminently readable narrative convincingly fills in hitherto dark places….The Passages of Herman Melville will not replace the standard biographies; it will, however, add flesh to their bones. It's very well done."- Financial Times "[A] compelling novel… What is most rewarding about this richly detailed book is Parini's ability to frame a story of heroic failure with the knowledge that its subject will one day triumph."-Stephen Amidon, Sunday Times "Parini's novel is a bravura and often engrossing attempt to blend the disparate strands of Melville's art and life in two perspectives."-Philip Hoare, The Guardian ADVANCE PRAISE FORTHE PASSAGES OF H. M. "An extraordinary catch-and-release operation. Jay Parini, against all odds, captures his white whale of a subject and then frees him for us to behold. The Passages of H. M. re-animates Melville to startling effect: the creator walks as a character; the genius turns back into a husb∧ imperishable literature springs from the accidents of life." -Tom Mallon , author of Fellow Travelers and Henry and Clara . "Who would have thought it would have taken until now, the twenty-first century, to get a clear view of America's most mysterious novelist, Herman Melville? We have it now, through the magic of Jay Parini's superior novel, The Passages of H. M." - Gore Vidal "Suprising, insightful, and deeply moving. Melville has never seemed more alive to me -- and more human." -Chris Bohjalian , author of Secrets of Eden, The Double Bind , and Midwives . "Once again Jay Parini has taken us into literary imagination, cultural history, and biography through his ingenious fiction.... This is a novel of startling and inventive journeys, and no reader will come away from it seeing Melville the same." -Peter Balakian , author of Black Dog of Fate "Parini's creative reanimation of Melville injects humanity into a tormented soul whose bright, promising early days peaked dramatically before curdling into a mass of dejection. Melville's adventures make for good reading ... a generous and appreciative assessment." - Publishers Weekly "Parini splices his third-person narrative of Melville's adventures with a first-person account of Melville's marriage by his wife, a sparsely documented figure. Parini's voicing is impeccab≤ and with her disarming candor, Lizzie is a treasure.... An appealing portrait of a questing, turbulent spirit ."- Kirkus Reviews, "Part literary biography, part novel, The Passages of H.M . turns the author's life into an adventure of its own. . . . Melville's life is such a gripping tale, it almost made me want to pick up my old copy of Moby-Dick and actually finish it this time."- Entertainment Weekly "Parini's creative reanimation of Melville injects humanity into a tormented soul whose bright, promising early days peaked dramatically before curdling into a mass of dejection. Melville's adventures make for good reading . . . Parini manages a generous and appreciative assessment."- Publishers Weekly "An appealing portrait of a questing, turbulent spirit."- Kirkus Reviews U.K. "[Parini's] eminently readable narrative convincingly fills in hitherto dark places&.The Passages of Herman Melville will not replace the standard biographies; it will, however, add flesh to their bones. It's very well done."- Financial Times "[A] compelling novel& What is most rewarding about this richly detailed book is Parini's ability to frame a story of heroic failure with the knowledge that its subject will one day triumph."-Stephen Amidon, Sunday Times "Parini's novel is a bravura and often engrossing attempt to blend the disparate strands of Melville's art and life in two perspectives."-Philip Hoare, The Guardian ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE PASSAGES OF H. M. "An extraordinary catch-and-release operation. Jay Parini, against all odds, captures his white whale of a subject and then frees him for us to behold. The Passages of H. M. re-animates Melville to startling effect: the creator walks as a character; the genius turns back into a husb∧ imperishable literature springs from the accidents of life." -Tom Mallon , author of Fellow Travelers and Henry and Clara . "Who would have thought it would have taken until now, the twenty-first century, to get a clear view of America's most mysterious novelist, Herman Melville? We have it now, through the magic of Jay Parini's superior novel, The Passages of H. M." - Gore Vidal "Suprising, insightful, and deeply moving. Melville has never seemed more alive to me -- and more human." -Chris Bohjalian , author of Secrets of Eden, The Double Bind , and Midwives . "Once again Jay Parini has taken us into literary imagination, cultural history, and biography through his ingenious fiction.... This is a novel of startling and inventive journeys, and no reader will come away from it seeing Melville the same." -Peter Balakian , author of Black Dog of Fate "Parini's creative reanimation of Melville injects humanity into a tormented soul whose bright, promising early days peaked dramatically before curdling into a mass of dejection. Melville's adventures make for good reading ... a generous and appreciative assessment." - Publishers Weekly "Parini splices his third-person narrative of Melville's adventures with a first-person account of Melville's marriage by his wife, a sparsely documented figure. Parini's voicing is impeccab≤ and with her disarming candor, Lizzie is a treasure.... An appealing portrait of a questing, turbulent spirit ."- Kirkus Reviews
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