{"product_id":"the-confidence-man-9780375758027","title":"The Confidence-Man","description":"\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence-Man\u003c\/i\u003e,\" writes John Bryant in his Introduction, \"Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and society through the comic strategies of the confidence game. He puts the reader in the game to play its parts and to contemplate the inconsistencies of its knaves and fools.\" Set on a Mississippi steamer on April Fool's Day and populated by a series of shape-shifting con men, \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence-Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of antebellum American society. Set from the first American edition of 1857, this Modern Library paperback includes an Appendix with Bryant's innovative \"fluid text\" analysis of early manuscript fragments from Melville's novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herman Melville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375758027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Hofstra University and the editor of the Melville Society's journal, \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMelville and Repose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fluid Text\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eMelville's Tales, Poems, and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e, published by the Modern Library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44436232274035,"sku":"9780375758027","price":22.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_23907155-4b0c-4e95-806a-c111d9264459.jpg?v=1772895163","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-confidence-man-9780375758027","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}