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The Confidence-Man

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Confidence-Man

By Herman Melville

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About the book

On April Fool's Day in 1856, a shape-shifting grifter boards a Mississippi riverboat to expose the pretenses, hypocrisies, and self-delusions of his fellow passengers. The con artist assumes numerous identities -- a disabled beggar, a charity fundraiser, a successful businessman, an urbane gentleman -- to win over his not-entirely-innocent dupes. The central character's shifting identities, as fluid as the river itself, reflect broader aspects of human identity even as his impudent hoaxes form a...Show more

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ISBN

9780486817514

Publisher

Dover Publications Inc.

Published year

2017

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Confidence-Man

Format

Paperback

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