{"product_id":"moby-dick-or-the-whale-mike-bezemek-9781510731363","title":"#Moby-Dick; Or, the Whale: A Literary Classic Told in Tweets for the 21st Century Audience","description":"\u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e is regularly hailed as one of the greatest works of American literature. But suppose Ishmael had instead shared his tale in tweets? \u003ci\u003e#Moby Dick; Or, The Whale\u003c\/i\u003e hilariously reimagines Herman Melville's classic whaling novel in just two hundred tweets, each 280 characters or less. \u003cbr\u003eIshmael here! I went broke in NYC. Super bored with land (damp drizzly soul). I'm going to sea! #callme #whalingvoyage \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this witty abridgment, mad captain Ahab's quest for vengeance upon a white whale is retold with Internet acronyms. The plight of the \u003ci\u003ePequod\u003c\/i\u003e and its motley crew is punctuated by the occasional emoji. And Ishmael ponders whaling and humanity with Twitter hashtags. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding an appendix that presents the original passages upon which each tweet is derived, \u003ci\u003e#Moby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e offers modern readers an entertaining and accessible companion to a great American classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Bezemek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510731369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510731363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Mike Bezemek","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088485167359,"sku":"9781510731363","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4cd3e10-d581-40de-a014-aa4cea298290.jpg?v=1769105029","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moby-dick-or-the-whale-mike-bezemek-9781510731363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}