Moby-Dick
$55.97
- Hardcover
632 pages
- Release Date
2 December 1991
Summary
This is about the quest of Captain Ahab, a man consumed by his obsession with a legendary, giant white whale, Moby Dick. As the ship sails into dangerous waters, the captain’s hysterical pursuit becomes a symbol for the inherent, often destructive, nature of human ambition. “Moby-Dick” is not merely a tale of daring do; it is a profound meditation on the human condition itself. It can be read as part thriller, part sea adventure and part allegory.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857150407 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857150406 |
| Author: | Herman Melville |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 632 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 1991 |
| Weight: | 670g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 133mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CLASSICS |
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About The Author
Herman Melville
Herman Melville was born on 1st August 1819. He went on his first sea voyage in 1839 as cabin boy on the St Lawrence bound for Liverpool. He later became a teacher before taking to the seas again on the Achushnet. On this voyage he abandoned ship and lived among the natives of the Marquesas Islands for some time. This sojourn inspired his books Typee and Omoo which were published to great success. He became close friends with the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated Moby-Dick. Moby-Dick and his later works and poetry were not particularly successful in his lifetime. Moby-Dick did not sell out its first print run of 3,000 copies. It was not until the 1920s that his work was properly appreciated. Moby-Dick is now considered one of the most important American novels of all time. Melville died on 28th September 1891.
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