On November 14, 1851, 'Moby-Dick' was published, a classic novel by Herman Melville. The novel has been celebrated for its exploration of what shapes human identity. Various writers and artists have reflected on the book's impact and significance, including Patti Smith, who found inspiration for an imaginative cure for insomnia. The Atlantic featured an essay by Somerset Maugham, pondering the transformation of Melville as a writer. The novel continues to captivate readers and influence creative works, with its iconic meals and passages being celebrated as well.
Moby-Dick was published on this day in 1851. Here is the most famous meal from it, as well as iconic meals from other beloved books, cooked and photographed: https://t.co/ND9RoSbnpR
Patti Smith's imaginative cure for insomnia, inspired by her beloved Moby-Dick, published on this day in 1851 https://t.co/HMFfzr59NQ
Moby Dick, Chapter 1: Loomings https://t.co/PKWeVzYKND
Moby Dick was published today in 1851. Here's a wonderful @TheAtlantic essay by Somerset Maugham about it. https://t.co/aQlRTCgGje
"Moby Dick" was published in the U.S. on this day in 1851. "What occasioned the change from the man who wrote 'Typee' and 'Omoo' to the man who wrote 'Moby Dick' and 'Pierre'?" W. Somerset Maugham wrote in a June 1948 appraisal of Herman Melville's novel:… https://t.co/1uNuPfXSM7 https://t.co/sVefpuAxhg
Moby-Dick was published on this day in 1851. In one of its most wonderful passages, Melville reckons with the mystery of what makes us who we are: https://t.co/ELRKjqqX5D
Moby-Dick was published on this day in 1851. Melville dedicated it to Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he wrote these beautiful and heartbreaking love letters: https://t.co/khvEYEXKrL
A dazzling classic: Simone de Beauvoir on how chance and choice converge to make us who we are https://t.co/aATYaHacYN