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The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, first published in New York on April Fool's Day 1857, is the ninth book and final novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book was published on the exact day of the novel's setting. Centered on the title character, The Confidence-Man portrays a group of steamboat passengers.
- Herman Melville
- 1857
The Confidence-Man, satirical allegory by Herman Melville, published in 1857. This novel was the last to be published during Melville’s lifetime, and it reveals the author’s pessimistic view of an America grown tawdry through greed, self-delusion, and lack of charity. Set on a steamboat traveling.
- Herman Melville
- 1857
Jun 12, 2007 · A classic American novel about a mysterious man who impersonates various identities on a Mississippi riverboat. Read the full text online or download it for free in various formats.
3.62. 3,242 ratings374 reviews. Male, female, deft, fraudulent, constantly shifting: which of the masquerade of passengers on the Mississippi steamboat Fidele is the confidence man? The central motif of Melville's last and most modern novel can be seen as a symbol of American cultural history.
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Jul 2, 1991 · Is he the Devil? Is his chicanery merely intended to expose the mercenary concerns of those around him? Set on April Fool's Day, The Confidence-Man (1857) is an engaging comedy of masquerades, digressions and shifting identity, and a devastating satire on the American dream.
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- Herman Melville
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- Penguin Classics
Arts. Culture magazines. The Confidence-Man. views 1,626,015 updated. THE CONFIDENCE-MAN. Some literary critics have reckoned Herman Melville 's (1819–1891) The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade (1857) the author's "second best" book, after MobyDick (1851); it is certainly one of his most provocative and problematic.
A satirical and philosophical work by Herman Melville, published in 1857, about a mysterious stranger on a steamboat. Read the opening paragraphs, excerpts, and contemporary reviews of this controversial and enigmatic book.
