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Ahab's Wife Or, the Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund (1999, Hardcover) 1st Ed
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“1st Edition hardback copy with dust jacket. In very nice condition. See the pictures for details.”
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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- “1st Edition hardback copy with dust jacket. In very nice condition. See the pictures for details.”
- Signed
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780688171872
- EAN
- 9780688171872
- Book Title
- Ahab's Wife : Or, the Star-Gazer
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.8 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, Literary, Historical
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Item Weight
- 43 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 688 Pages
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"Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last." This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature--along with "Call me Ishmael." Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe with a transcendent heroine at its center who will be every bit as memorable as Captain Ahab. Ahab's Wife is a novel on a grand scale that can legitimately be called a masterpiece: beautifully written, filled with humanity and wisdom, rich in historical detail, authentic and evocative. Melville's spirit informs every page of her tour de force. Una Spenser's marriage to Captain Ahab is certainly a crucial element in the narrative of Ahab's Wife, but the story covers vastly more territory. After a spellbinding opening scene, the tale flashes back to Una's childhood in Kentucky; her idyllic adolescence with her aunt and uncle's family at a lighthouse near New Bedford; her adventures disguised as a cabin boy on a whaling ship; her first marriage to a fellow survivor who descends into violent madness; courtship and marriage to Ahab; life as mother and a rich captain's wife in Nantucket; involvement with Frederick Douglass; and a man who is in Nantucket researching his novel about his adventures on her ex-husband's ship. Ahab's Wife is a breathtaking, magnificent, and uplifting story of one woman's spiritual journey, informed by the spirit of the greatest American novel, but taking it beyond tragedy to redemptive triumph. "Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last." This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature--along with "Call me Ishmael." Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe with a transcendent heroine at its center who will be every bit as memorable as Captain Ahab. Ahab's Wife is a novel on a grand scale that can legitimately be called a masterpiece: beautifully written, filled with humanity and wisdom, rich in historical detail, authentic and evocative. Melville's spirit informs every page of her tour de force. Una Spenser's marriage to Captain Ahab is certainly a crucial element in the narrative of Ahab's Wife, but the story covers vastly more territory. After a spellbinding opening scene, the tale flashes back to Una's childhood in Kentucky; her idyllic adolescence with her aunt and uncle's family at a lighthouse near New Bedford; her adventures disguised as a cabin boy on a whaling ship; her first marriage to a fellow survivor who descends into violent madness; courtship and marriage to Ahab; life as mother and a rich captain's wife in Nantucket; involvement with Frederick Douglass; and a man who is in Nantucket researching his novel about his adventures on her ex-husband's ship. Ahab's Wife is a breathtaking, magnificent, and uplifting story of one woman's spiritual journey, informed by the spirit of the greatest American novel, but taking it beyond tragedy to redemptive triumph. "Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last." This is destined to be remembered as one of the most-recognized first sentences in literature--along with "Call me Ishmael." Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe with a transcendent heroine at its center who will be every bit as memorable as Captain Ahab. Ahab's Wife is a novel on a grand scale that can legitimately be called a masterpiece: beautifully written, filled with humanity and wisdom, rich in historical detail, authentic and evocative. Melville's spirit informs every page of her tour de force. Una Spenser's marriage to Captain Ahab is certainly a crucial element in the narrative of Ahab's Wife, but the story covers vastly more territory. After a spellbinding opening scene, the tale flashes back to Una's childhood in Kentucky; her idyllic adolescence with her aunt and uncle's family at a lighthouse near New Bedford; her adv
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0688171877
ISBN-13
9780688171872
eBay Product ID (ePID)
502471
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ahab's Wife : Or, the Star-Gazer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
688 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
43 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3564.A827a76 1999
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
99-022135
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
21
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