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| Genre/Form: | Satire Fiction |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Herman Melville |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Herman Melville |
| ISBN: | 0393043452 : 0393099687 9780393043457 : 0393099687 0393099687 9780393099683 |
| OCLC Number: | 210816 |
| Notes: | "Slightly corrected reprinting of the first American edition," published in 1857. |
| Description: | xvii, 376 p. 21 cm. |
| Series Title: | A Norton critical edition |
| Responsibility: | Edited by Hershel Parker. |
Abstract:
Set on a Mississippi steamer on April Fool's Day and populated by a series of shape-shifting con men, The Confidence-Man is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of antebellum American society.
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