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Das Abenteuer um eine Fahrt mit dem Walfangschiff "Pequod" und dem blindwütigen Kapitän Ahab...

"‘Breach your last to the sun, Moby Dick!’ cried Ahab. ‘Thy hour and thy harpoon are at hand!’" Why does Captain Ahab look like a man who’s being crucified? How did he come by that hideous scar and the false leg made of a whale’s bone? And why is he obsessed with Moby Dick, the great white whale?Ishmael, the new recruit, has other strange shipmates. There’s Queequeg, for instance, covered in weird tattoos and selling shrunken human heads.

A splash of the sea and the salt in the ocean air signals the beginning of the greatest whaling adventure of all time. This is literature's great voyage. The challenge of a man against the wonders of nature's ocean, of a man against his own weakness and strengths, and of a man against a demon, or perhaps his God, as he searches for his nemesis, the great white whale.

La lucha de un hombre obstinado contra una ballena Moby Dick es considerado por la critica como una de las novelas mas importantes de la literatura universal ya que aunque aparentemente es la simple historia de un marinero obsesionado por cazar una elusiva ballena, es un inmenso poema lirico que tiene como fondo el ansia de triunfo de todo ser humano.

Captain Ahab is hell-bent on catching the famous gargantuan whale, who cost him one of his legs on a previous voyage. With disregard for his safety or that of his crew, he persues the beast with an obsession tantamount to madness.

Esta obra maestra de la literatura norteamericana, narra la historia de un hombre -Ajab- dominado por una obsesión: vengarse de Moby Dick, la ballena blanca que le arrebató una pierna. Guiado por su anhelo de venganza, Ahab pretende capturar a la ballena, pero ésta no será presa fácil.

Herman Melville’s classic masterpiece tells the story of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale, Moby Dick, a white sperm whale of tremendous size and ferocity. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, and Ahab intends to take revenge. The first line—"Call me Ishmael"—is one of the most famous opening lines in American literature.

Captain Ahab, stomps around his ship on a peg leg that was caused by a huge whale called Moby Dick. Ahab is so crazed by his desire to kill the whale, that it becomes his sole reason for living. He is prepared to sacrifice everything, including his life, the lives of his crew members, and even his ship to find and destroy his nemesis, Moby Dick.

Moby Dick es la escalofriante historia de la lucha entre el capitán Ahab, capitán del ballenero Pequod y Moby Dick, la gran ballena blanca que arrancó su pierna. Ahab con una sed de venganza arrastra su tripulación en una obsesionada búsqueda de su gran enemigo.

Así comienza esta famosa obra que narra la travesía del barco ballenero Pequod, comandado por el capitán Ahab, junto a Ismael - quien narra la historia- y el arponero Quiqueg, en la mítica persecución de la gran ballena blanca. La venganza, la locura, la lucha contra el destino, y la arrolladora fuerza de la naturaleza, son los temas principales de esta novela de aventuras que relata la lucha del capitán Ahab y su terrible obsesión por vengarse de la enorme ballena que lo privó de su pierna.

Captain Ahab's quest for the white whale is a timeless epic - a thrilling tale of vengeance and obsession, and a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity.Inspired by true events, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a work of astonishing psychological depth.It is perhaps the greatest sea story ever told and one of the great classics of literature.'Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee...'

Narra la travesía del barco ballenero Pequod, comandado por el capitán Ahab, junto a Ismael y el arponero Queequeg en la obsesiva y autodestructiva persecución de un gran cachalote blanco. Demonio del mar o símbolo de la belleza, Moby Dick es el personaje principal de una historia fascinante de aventuras, en las que se mezclan el bien y el mal.

Questo libro, pubblicato nel 1851 senza alcun successo, e riscoperto nel 1921, quando evidentemente il pubblico, maturato, poteva apprezzarlo, è considerato un capolavoro della letteratura americana, e si è talmente tanto radicato nell'inconscio collettivo che il nome di Moby Dick ha assunto ovunque il significato dell Assoluto irraggiungibile e della inevitabile sconfitta dell'orgoglio umano di fronte alle forze metafisiche.

Herman Melville's high-seas adventure of whaling lore and legend is told through the eyes of Ishmael, a sailor aboard the ship Pequod. Under the command of the relentless madman Captain Ahab, whose sole quest is to hunt down and kill the whale who took his leg, Moby Dick is the tale of an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself.

Moby-Dick is widely considered to be the Great American Novel and a treasure of world literature. The story details the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whale ship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale: Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. And Ahab intends to take revenge.

എന്നെ ഇസ്മായേല്‍ എന്നു വിളിച്ചുകൊള്ളൂ: മൊബിഡിക്കിന്റെ ആദ്യാദ്ധ്യായത്തിലെ ഈ വാക്യം ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് ഭാഷാ സാഹിത്യത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും അറിയപ്പെടുന്ന ആരംഭവാക്യങ്ങളില്‍ ഒന്നാണ്. കച്ചവടക്കപ്പലുകളില്‍ പ്രവൃത്തിപരിചയത്തിനു ശേഷം തിമിംഗിലക്കപ്പലുകളില്‍ ഭാഗ്യം പരീക്ഷിക്കാന്‍ നിശ്ചയിച്ച നിരീക്ഷണകുതുകിയായ ഒരു യുവാവായിരുന്നു ഇസ്മായേല്‍. ന്യൂയോര്‍ക്കിലെ മാന്‍ഹാട്ടന്‍ ദ്വീപില്‍ നിന്നു യാത്ര തിരിച്ച്, തണുത്തു വിഷാദം നിറഞ്ഞ ഒരു രാത്രിയില്‍ മാസ്സച്യൂസെറ്റ്‌സിലെ ബെഡ്‌ഫോര്‍ഡില്‍ എത്തിച്ചേര്‍ന്ന അയാള്‍ക്ക് സത്രത്തില്‍, കിടക്ക പങ്കിടേണ്ടി വന്നത്, അയാള്‍ ചെല്ലുമ്പോള്‍ അവിടെയില്ലാതിരുന്ന ഒരു അപരിചിതനുമായായിരുന്നു.

Unter dem finsteren Kapitän Ahab kreuzt eine gemischte Mannschaft rauer Walfänger auf ihrem unheimlichen Schiff über die vier Weltmeere. Sie jagen den weißen Wal, den die Seeleute Moby Dick nennen. Moby Dick hat dem Kapitän ein Bein vom Körper gerissen, und nun verfolgt dieser den weißen Wal mit tödlichem Hass. Aber Kapitän Ahab und seine Mannschaft können ihrem Schicksal nicht entkommen ...dies ist der zweite Teil des Klassikers von Herman Melville.

Unter dem finsteren Kapitän Ahab kreuzt eine gemischte Mannschaft rauer Walfänger auf ihrem unheimlichen Schiff über die vier Weltmeere. Sie jagen den weißen Wal, den die Seeleute Moby Dick nennen. Moby Dick hat dem Kapitän ein Bein vom Körper gerissen, und nun verfolgt dieser den weißen Wal mit tödlichem Hass. Aber Kapitän Ahab und seine Mannschaft können ihrem Schicksal nicht entkommen ...dies ist der dritte Teil des Klassikers von Herman Melville.

Unter dem finsteren Kapitän Ahab kreuzt eine gemischte Mannschaft rauer Walfänger auf ihrem unheimlichen Schiff über die vier Weltmeere. Sie jagen den weißen Wal, den die Seeleute Moby Dick nennen. Moby Dick hat dem Kapitän ein Bein vom Körper gerissen, und nun verfolgt dieser den weißen Wal mit tödlichem Hass. Aber Kapitän Ahab und seine Mannschaft können ihrem Schicksal nicht entkommen ...dies ist der erste Teil des Klassikers von Herman Melville.

Herman Melville's life and writings continue to resonate with readers, inviting them into a world of adventure, philosophy, and introspection. His works inspire deep reflection on the human condition and the mysteries of existence. Melville's legacy as a literary pioneer, exploring the depths of the human psyche and confronting existential questions, remains enduring. His contribution to American literature and his ability to capture the essence of human experience make him a figure of profound significance in literary history.