Moby Dick

Moby Dick Book Description Considered one of the most important legacies of world literature, Moby Dick is an adventure novel set at sea for some, and a beacon that sheds light on the human soul for others. "Give me a pen made of vulture feathers! Give me the crater of Vesuvius instead of an inkwell!" This is how Herman Melville expresses what he needed to tell this magnificent story. The White Whale has a reputation that spreads among sailors in whispers like the words of the devil. Various rumors circulate about his height and size, the ships he sank, the hunters he killed, and his undiminished power despite dozens of spear blows. During a hunt, he also severed Captain Ahab's leg. The Pequod ship, which set out under the leadership of Ahab with dozens of crew, is also after him. Ahab's desire for suicide is a monster that does not sleep. Despite all their pleading, the crew cannot stop him from this inevitable fight. Captain Ahab and Moby Dick are two gods who want to rule the seas. Moby Dick is the story of those who prepare their own disaster. It is an epic full of mythology and history about human destructiveness and extinction. (From the Promotional Bulletin)