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"Weeping with an Ancient God" is a novella set in the Marquesas Islands in the summer of 1842. The protagonist, Melvill, 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 wholly uncertain future on an island teeming with cannibals.The novella is based on author Herman Melville's real-life adventures as a young seaman. It includes nine illustrations by Adam G. Perschbacher, and a conversation with the author by Beth Gilstrap.

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"Weeping with an Ancient God" is a novella set in the Marquesas Islands in the summer of 1842. The protagonist, Melvill, 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 wholly uncertain future on an island teeming with cannibals.The novella is based on author Herman Melville's real-life adventures as a young seaman. It includes nine illustrations by Adam G. Perschbacher, and a conversation with the author by Beth Gilstrap.
Autorenporträt
Ted Morrissey's novel excerpts, short stories, poems, critical articles, reviews and translations have appeared in some 120 publications (Glimmer Train Stories, Paris Transcontinental, North American Review, Southern Humanities Review, Bellevue Literary Review). His award-winning novels include Crowsong for the Stricken, Mrs Saville, and The Artist Spoke. His collection Delta of Cassiopeia: Collected Stories and Sonnets was released in 2023. Retired from full-time teaching, he is a lecturer in Lindenwood University's MFA in Writing program, and also teaches for Southern New Hampshire University.