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Beschreibung
"Call me Ishmael"

On the vast, unpredictable oceans, Captain Ahab of the whaling vessel "Pequod" is a man possessed. Haunted by the loss of his leg to the elusive white whale who claimed it, Ahab's thirst for revenge knows no bounds. Heedless of any consequences, he and his crew pursue his ghostlike nemesis: Moby Dick. Herman Melville's classic tale is a thrilling maritime adventure novel as well as a powerful allegory on the untamable essence of nature and fate.

  • 'Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunk Christian ...' Ishmael
  • Moby Dick gilt als das Meisterwerk der amerikanischen Literatur
  • 'Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.' Captain Ahab
"Call me Ishmael"

On the vast, unpredictable oceans, Captain Ahab of the whaling vessel "Pequod" is a man possessed. Haunted by the loss of his leg to the elusive white whale who claimed it, Ahab's thirst for revenge knows no bounds. Heedless of any consequences, he and his crew pursue his ghostlike nemesis: Moby Dick. Herman Melville's classic tale is a thrilling maritime adventure novel as well as a powerful allegory on the untamable essence of nature and fate.

  • 'Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunk Christian ...' Ishmael
  • Moby Dick gilt als das Meisterwerk der amerikanischen Literatur
  • 'Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.' Captain Ahab
Über den Autor
Herman Melville, born in 1819 in New York, held various odd jobs after the early death of his father before he joined a whaling ship in 1841. As a freelance writer, he undertook extensive travels abroad and gave lectures, and he also worked as a farmer and customs inspector. Now mainly famous for his Moby-Dick, the novelist, poet, and essayist died lonely and forgotten in 1891.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Belletristik, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Reihe: The English Edition
Inhalt: 704 S.
ISBN-13: 9783730616154
ISBN-10: 3730616153
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Melville, Herman
Hersteller: Anaconda Verlag
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH, Neumarkter Str. 28, D-81673 München, produktsicherheit@penguinrandomhouse.de
Maße: 195 x 138 x 50 mm
Von/Mit: Herman Melville
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2026
Gewicht: 0,582 kg
Artikel-ID: 135872012