Ferdinand the Fisherman - Faulkner, D. H.
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While working in the South Pacific in 1990 this story came to me from two sources: the first was the reverence that the Hawaiian people hold for the sea creatures, especially whales, and the second was a Portuguese fellow named Ferdinand that enjoyed my poetry. The two came together in a dream state early one morning, and Moby Dick, the most famous of all whales in literature took his rightful place as the other main character. But in this story, Moby dick is "A gentle creature, friend of man, but shy of those who live on land." Both Moby Dick and Ferdinand each suffer tragedies, Moby Dick at…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
While working in the South Pacific in 1990 this story came to me from two sources: the first was the reverence that the Hawaiian people hold for the sea creatures, especially whales, and the second was a Portuguese fellow named Ferdinand that enjoyed my poetry. The two came together in a dream state early one morning, and Moby Dick, the most famous of all whales in literature took his rightful place as the other main character. But in this story, Moby dick is "A gentle creature, friend of man, but shy of those who live on land." Both Moby Dick and Ferdinand each suffer tragedies, Moby Dick at the hand of Cap'n Ahab, and Ferdinand to a shipwreck during a storm. But both emerge victorious in the most wonderful way.
Autorenporträt
As a Technical writer and industrial instructor, I always turned to poetry as an escape from the dry, mundane world of technical jargon that consumed my working life. I am from New England near the ocean, and my working career afforded me the chance to travel a great deal, always writing letters to my children in rhyme, and other pieces of a romantic nature or cynical observations on current events. But Ferdinand was a story born out of a profound respect for the people of Hawaii and their reverence for the world around them. Thus I consider this to be my best work, and have finally decided to share it. Ferdinand the Fisherman is truly a whale story for the 21st century, when these magnificent creatures are finally appreciated for what and who they are.