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Embark on a thrilling maritime adventure with Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Join Captain Ahab on his relentless quest for the elusive white whale, as this epic tale explores themes of obsession, fate, and the unfathomable power of nature. A whaling adventure of epic proportions! * Herman Melville's iconic novel of a vengeful captain and his hunt for a legendary whale * Captivating storytelling that combines adventure, drama, and philosophical musings * Memorable characters, including the enigmatic Captain Ahab and the resilient Ishmael * A rich exploration of themes such as fate, human nature, and the duality of existence * A literary masterpiece that continues to captivate readers with its timeless relevance and vivid imagery
Moby Dick or The Whale (1851), written by Herman Melville, is considered an outstanding work of Romanticism and the American Renaissance. Born in New York City in 1819 into the American aristocracy, Herman Melville started to write in the winter of 1844-45, aged twenty-five. He wrote nine novels plus many short stories in eleven years, and initially with considerable commercial success. He wrote Typee (1846), which was a bestseller, as was the sequel Omoo (1847), after which he wrote Mardi (1849). He was known to have read Rabelais and for being deeply inspired by Shakespeare. In his final years he had been working on the manuscript of Billy Budd Sailor, which was left unfinished at his death and published only in 1924.
