Moby-Dick - or, The Whale (Paperback, 2000 Modern Library Pbk. Ed)

First published in 1851, Melville's masterpiece is, in Elizabeth Hardwick's words, "the greatest novel in American literature." The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale remains a peerless adventure story but one full of mythic grandeur, poetic majesty, and symbolic power. Filtered through the consciousness of the novel's narrator, Ishmael, Moby-Dick draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories, from the noble cannibal Queequeg to the natural history of whales, while reaching existential depths that excite debate and contemplation to this day.

This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains original illustrations by Rockwell Kent and commentary that includes excerpts from one of Melville's letters to Hawthorne.

General

Imprint:	Modern Library Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Modern Library Classics
Release date:	October 2000
First published:	October 2000
Authors:	Herman Melville
Introduction by:	Elizabeth Hardwick • Rockwell Kent
Dimensions:	203 x 132 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	896
Edition:	2000 Modern Library Pbk. Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-679-78327-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-679-78327-X
Barcode:	9780679783275

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