Weeping with an Ancient God

By Ted Morrissey

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Language: English Restricted (R)

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Weeping with an Ancient God is a novella set in the Marquesas Islands in the summer of 1842. Melvill, the protagonist, has jumped ship from the whaler Acushnet into a wild, savage and exotically beautiful land. Melvill contemplates his dangerous present, his sad past and his uncertain future on an island teeming with cannibals.The novella is based on the real-life adventure of author Herman Melville when he was a young seaman. The print version of the book includes illustrations by Adam G. Perschbacher and an interview by Beth Gilstrap.

The Story Behind This Book

When author Herman Melville (Moby-Dick) was a young seaman, he had a real-life adventure living among cannibals after jumping ship in the Marquesas Islands. It was the basis for his own fictional treatment of the episode in Typee. I thought that it would be interesting to do a fictionalized biographical account of Melville's story.

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