| Christina Aziz |
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He gained wide literary fame in the 1840s. He was born on August 1, 1819 New York City, U.S. He benefited from his marine adventures in creating the appropriate atmosphere for his novels and books that revolve around the life of the seas and describe remote countries. He wrote several books, such as "Moby-Dick" (1851) which is considered one of the great American novels and "Typee" (1846) which raised criticism due to its stark realism. His novel "Moby-Dick" was adapted to the movie Moby Dick (1956). He is known for the poem "Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land" which was published in 1876. His last works was the novella "Billy Budd" (1924) which was translated into Arabic. He died from cardiovascular disease on September, 28, 1891 and wasn't received well by critics tell the 20th century.
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