Moby Dick - Brossura

Herman Melville

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1785996339 ISBN 13: 9781785996337

Casa editrice: Arcturus Publishing, 2016

Riassunto

Described by D H Lawrence as "the greatest book of the sea ever written" and now heralded as a classic of American literature, ironically Moby Dick was not a financial success for Herman Melville. Moby Dick is told through the eyes of Ishmael, a sailor. The story recounts the voyage of the Pequod, a whaling ship captained by Ahab, who on a previous trip had lost a battle with a white whale, during which both his ship and the lower part of his leg were destroyed. Ishmael signs up for what he thinks will be a normal whaling trip, but as the voyage progresses, he realises that Captain Ahab is after one thing - revenge.

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L'autore:

Herman Melville (1819-91) was the son of a merchant, and was born in New York. Melville first trained as a teacher before signing on as a sailor on a merchant ship in 1839. He drew on his experiences of working a whaling ship for the background for Moby Dick and also on his adventures in Polynesia for some of his other novels, such as Typee and Omoo. He was a friend of many other writers of the time, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated Moby Dick.

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• Editore: Arcturus Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785996339
• ISBN 13: 9781785996337
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544