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Moby Dick

by Herman Melville
Moby Dick - Thryft
Moby Dick - Thryft

Unholy pursuit of a vast sea creature.

Moby Dick could be a good read for someone who enjoys the thrill of adventure and the depths of philosophical inquiry. Melville's writing style mixes humor and vivid imagination, exploring themes of character, faith, and perception. With its unique and distinctive portrayal of a madman's obsession, Moby Dick will leave a lasting impression on anyone who reads it.

  • Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male (2006)
  • Премія імені Максима Рильського (1991)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Moby Dick

by Herman Melville
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ISBN: 9780140623178
Authors: Herman Melville
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date of Publication: 2007-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.54
(rated by 555094 readers)

Description

Widely considered one of the great American novels, Herman Melville’s masterpiece went largely unread during his lifetime and was out of print at the time of his death in 1891. Called the greatest book about the sea ever written by D.H. Lawrence, Moby Dick features detailed descriptions of whale hunting and whale oil extraction as well as beautiful, incisive writing on race, class, religion, art, and society. The story, loosely based on a real whaling shipwreck, features the unforgettable, vengeful Captain Ahab, who obsessively hunts a great white whale who bit his leg off below the knee.
 

Unholy pursuit of a vast sea creature.

Moby Dick could be a good read for someone who enjoys the thrill of adventure and the depths of philosophical inquiry. Melville's writing style mixes humor and vivid imagination, exploring themes of character, faith, and perception. With its unique and distinctive portrayal of a madman's obsession, Moby Dick will leave a lasting impression on anyone who reads it.

  • Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male (2006)
  • Премія імені Максима Рильського (1991)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.