Moby Dick

Author: (American) Melville / Li Xianggui
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Can read beautiful Chinese, learn with Chinese-English comparison, enjoy top-quality English, specially designed for readers of different ages and levels as a timeless collectible. Melville (1819-1891) was a famous American writer. At the age of 18, he began working as a sailor on whaling ships, merchant ships, and in the U.S. Navy. These experiences not only tempered his will but also gave him richer life knowledge than land-based work, laying a solid foundation for his later literary career. Moby Dick is one of his representative works. The entire book tells the story between Captain Ahab, the captain of a whaling ship, and a white whale named Moby Dick in the South Pacific. Captain Ahab, who lost a leg to the whale, burns with a desire for revenge. He commands his ship to sail across the world's oceans, pursuing this terrifying giant whale, even at the cost of his own life. The story unfolds through the narrative of the only surviving sailor, Ishmael, not only detailing the experiences of whalers chasing the white whale in the sea but also exploring themes such as the nature of life, the light and darkness of human existence, the mysteries of nature, and the philosophy of life and death.