Pierre; or, The Ambiguities
of Herman Melville, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator), Hershel Parker (Editor)
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Initially dismissed as "a dead failure" and "a bad book," and declined by Melville's British publisher, Pierre has since struck critics as modern in its psychological probings and literary techniqueâfit, as Carl Van Vechten said in 1922, to be ranked with The Golden Bowl, Women in Love, and Ulysses. None of Melville's other "secondary" works has so regularly been acknowledged by its most thorough critics as a work of genuine grandeur, however flawed.When Pierre Glendinning's lifelong desire for a sister is seemingly realized on the eve of his marriage, his world is suddenly turned upside down, for he must choose between acknowledging his illegitimate half-sister or perpetuating his unsullied family legacy. Melville unfolds the story of an idealistic young man whose steadfast beliefs lead him to destroy his world and himself.HarperCollins is proud to present this controversial masterpiece of American literature, now restored to its original form and illuminated with 30 full-color pictures by Maurice Sendak.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 449 pages
- Publisher Harper Collins
- Publication Date November 28th 1995
- First Publication 10/30/52
- Language English
- ISBN 9780061180095
- Edition The Kraken Edition
- Category Fiction
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