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The handsome sailor (1998)

The handsome sailor (1998)

Historical Fiction

Larry Duberstein

Year: 1998
Authors: Larry Duberstein
Print type: BOOK

Description:

A portrait of the 19th century writer, Herman Melville, after he wrote his famous Moby Dick. He burns his manuscripts, has an extra-marital affair and goes to work as a customs inspector in New York. Not until 30 years later does he resume writing to produce Billy Bud just before his death.