Quoting a term used by Friedrich Nietzsche, author Jay Parini says that writer Herman Melville was "born posthumous." Parini says the writer, most famous for Moby Dick and Billy Bud never found success until after his death.
VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Jay Parini, author of The Last Station about Tolstoy’s devoted followers, and the epic struggle between them and his wife over control of his vast estate.