Moby-Dick

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Courier Corporation, Aug 29, 2003 - Fiction - 452 pages
A masterpiece of storytelling and symbolic realism, this thrilling adventure and epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. More than just the tale of a hair-raising voyage, Melville's riveting story passionately probes man's soul.nbsp; A literary classic first published in 1851, Moby-Dicknbsp;represents the ultimate human struggle.

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About the author (2003)

Herman Melville (1819–1891) found early success with stories inspired by his adventures in the South Seas. His fortunes declined with the 1851 publication of Moby-Dick, now recognized as a masterpiece but scorned by Melville’s contemporaries. The author was obliged to work as a New York City customs inspector and died in obscurity, three decades before the critical reassessment of his work.

Bibliographic information

TitleMoby-Dick
Dover Thrift Editions
AuthorHerman Melville
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherCourier Corporation, 2003
ISBN0486432157, 9780486432151
Length452 pages
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Fiction / Action & Adventure
Fiction / Classics
  
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