Herman Melville's Thrilling Nautical Adventureâa Timeless Allegory And An Epic Saga Of Heroic Determination And Conflict. At The Heart Of Moby-dick Is The Powerful, Unknowable Seaâand Captain Ahab, A Brooding, One-legged Fanatic Who Has Sworn Vengeance On The Mammoth White Whale That Crippled Him. Narrated By Ishmael, A Wayfarer Who Joins The Crew Of Ahabâs Whaling Ship, This Is The Story Of That Hair-raising Voyage, And Of The Men Who Embraced Hardship And Nameless Horrors As They Dared To Challenge Godâs Most Dreaded Creation And Death Itself For A Chance At Immortality. A Novel That Delves With Astonishing Vigor Into The Complex Souls Of Men, Moby-dick Is An Impassioned Drama Of The Ultimate Human Struggle That The Atlantic Monthly Called âthe Greatest Of American Novels.â With An Introduction By Elizabeth Renker And An Afterword By Christopher BuckleyCategories: Literature & Fiction Action & AdventureClassics
