What Do I Read Next?
- Pierre; or, The Ambiguities (1852), the novel that succeeded Moby-Dick, is a compelling and acrid narrative. Many of Pierre's personal reflections, along with Melville's narrative insights, shed light on the themes found in the whaling story.
- Billy Budd, a novella finished at the end of Melville's life but only published in 1924, offers a fascinating tonal contrast to his earlier works.
- The House of the Seven Gables (1851) by Nathaniel Hawthorne was released during a period when he and Melville were friends. This novel tells the tale of a curse afflicting the Pyncheon family and its eventual resolution.
- Two Years before the Mast, Richard Dana's 1840 account of seafaring life, was read by Melville in his youth.
- V, by Thomas Pynchon, published in 1963, is a novel centered on a quest, exploring grand themes including romantic disillusionment.
- Elephant Gold, by Eric Campbell, 1997, is a young adult novel set in Africa about a fanatical elephant hunter clearly inspired by Ahab.
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