{"product_id":"moby-dick-9780553213119","title":"Moby-Dick by Melville, Herman","description":"\u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1851, Herman Melville's masterpiece is, in Elizabeth Hardwick's words, \"the greatest novel in American literature.\" The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale remains a peerless adventure story but one full of mythic grandeur, poetic majesty, and symbolic power. Filtered through the consciousness of the novel's narrator, Ishmael, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories, from the noble cannibal Queequeg to the natural history of whales, while reaching existential depths that excite debate and contemplation to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herman Melville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.97h x 4.26w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553213119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 3-5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e711 \/ Moby-Dick, Or, the Whale (English)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2007 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/21\/2008 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/05\/2013 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/2013 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Hardwick\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-2007) is the author of many books and essays, including \u003ci\u003eHerman Melville \u003c\/i\u003e(Penguin Lives), \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fictions, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeduction and Betrayal: Women and Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bantam Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47718664241305,"sku":"9780553213119","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_5a1d2f42-5799-4cc8-9750-a474e35fe966.jpg?v=1779397828","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/moby-dick-9780553213119","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}