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steven_stuart 12:44 am UTC 03/24/11 |
In reply to: | re: "Confidence" - rockfenris2005 02:40 pm UTC 03/23/11 |
> > > Awesome! I decided to read the Melville book; I'm about > > > halfway through. (It's available on Project Gutenberg for > > > free.) > > > > I should read that book. I hear its fantastic. > > I seem to remember hearing that it was a failure when it > was originally published. I don't know if that's true now, > whether it has become another classic, but I know that the > audience didn't really take to it at first. Sadly, that can happen. Even though it has taken off now, it is sad for the author. I notice that not only is there the Jim/Ray musical but there is also a "Confidence Man" opera from 1982 and a concept album from a rock band (I forgot their name). | |
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