The Maldive Shark

Resumen del libro

'No voice, no low, no howl is heard; the chief sound of life here is a hiss.' Stories and poems by Herman Melville drawn from his years at sea. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries.

They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Herman Melville (1819-1891).

Melville's works available in Penguin Classics are Moby-Dick, Pierre, The Confidence-Man, Omoo, Redburn, Israel Potter and Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Herman Mellvillex{0026}lt;/B (Nova York, 1819-1891) ha estat considerat pels estudiosos i la crítica com un dels autors més importants de la literatura universal, un escriptor de fred instint i sorpreses constants a cada pàgina. La seva capacitat narrativa i la profunditat psicològica dels seus personatges en fan un clàssic imprescindible que, malgrat el pas del temps, segueix mantenint la frescor, la lucidesa i la qualitat literària que han seduït generacions de lectors.x{0026}lt;/P