Herman Melville is widely considered to be one of America's greatest authors, and countless literary theorists and critics have studied his life and work. Howev

Herman Melville is hailed as one of the greats—if not the greatest—of American literature. Born in New York in 1819, he first achieved recognition for his d

Originally published to promote his French translation of Moby-Dick, Jean Giono's Melville: A Novel is an astonishing literary compound of fiction, biography, p

This book explores the writings of Herman Melville across his career and examines the distinctive qualities of his style.

The complex author of the quintessential American masterpiece is demystified by a leading contemporary critic. Hardwick's novelistic flair reveals a former whal