Moby Dick
- ISBN-10
- 1542049059
- ISBN-13
- 9781542049054
- Series
- Moby Dick
- Category
- Ship captains
- Pages
- 668
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-08-22
- Publisher
- AmazonClassics
- Author
- Herman Melville
Description
Featured title in the 2018 PBS Great American Reads Ignoring prophecies of doom, the seafarer Ishmael joins the crew of a whaling expedition that is an obsession for the ship's captain, Ahab. Once maimed by the White Whale, Moby Dick, Ahab has set out on a voyage of revenge. With godlike ferocity, he surges into dangerous waters--immune to the madness of his vision, refusing to be bested by the forces of nature. An exhilarating whaling yarn, an apocalyptic theodicy, a tragic confessional, and a profound allegory, Moby Dick encompasses all that it means to be human--from the physical and metaphysical to the spiritual and emotional. Full of strange wisdom and wild digressive energy, it's a singular literary performance universally regarded as one of the great American novels. Revised edition: Previously published as Moby Dick, this edition of Moby Dick (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.
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