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Confidence-Man

Herman Melville

1949252 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1949
first published
  • 1949Grove Press · 294 pages · ENG
  • 2021West Margin Press · 252 pages · ENGISBN 9781513270036
  • 2018Simon & Brown · 332 pagesISBN 9781731702494

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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