The Confidence-Man
Herman Melville
This classic work of literature from Herman Melville takes place on a steamboat journey down the Mississippi on April Fool's Day. Everyone on board is selling something, from quack remedies to fraudulent charities. Set on the eve of the Civil War, the novel satirizes Manifest Destiny and poses the question of where one's faith should lie. The Confidence-Man was Melville's final novel before he retired from writing, and HarperPerennial Classics brings it to life in digital format for modern readers to enjoy.
Publish Date
1999-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
1999-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1857
Goodreads Rating
3.62
ISBN
9781718827363
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2020-10-30T06:43:36.000Z
Love this book. And it’s insanely post-modern, almost feels like something Pynchon could have written. – source