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Herman Melville | |
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| Born | August 1, 1819 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | September 28, 1891 (aged 72) New York City, New York |
| Occupation | novelist, short story writer, teacher, sailor, lecturer, poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | travelogue, Captivity narrative, Sea story, Gothic Romanticism, Allegory, Tall tale |
| Literary movement | Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, and Skepticism; precursor to Modernism, precursor to absurdism and existentialism |
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. He is best known for writing Moby-Dick. view more...
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