# Moby-Dick

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- Book: [Moby-Dick](https://www.bookquiver.com/herman-melville/moby-dick) ([Moby-Dick.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/herman-melville/moby-dick.md))
- Authors: [Herman Melville](https://www.bookquiver.com/herman-melville)
- Publisher: union_square_co
- ISBN: 978-14-5495-980-9
- Published: 2025-04-10
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Narrated by the sailor Ishmael, Moby-Dick is the tale of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, as he seeks vengeance against Moby-Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage. More than an epic sea-story, the detailed and realistic descriptions of whale hunting and the process of extracting whale oil, as well as life aboard ship among a culturally diverse crew, are mixed with exploration of class and social status, good and evil, and the existence of God.