World-class classic picture book "Moby Dick"

Author: (American) Melville (Melville/H.) / Yu Zhiying (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The natural world contains forces that humans cannot contend with. Yet for humans, nature is also filled with irresistible allure. Moby-Dick is both an exciting ocean adventure story and a poem that touches the human soul. Humanity's love and hatred intertwine with the roaring and mystery of the sea, paving the way for an thrilling whaling journey. Moby-Dick is a profound and richly layered masterpiece. It tells a thrilling ocean adventure story: sailors riding the waves, single-mindedly tracking the whale that appears and disappears in the crest of the waves; it is also a recurring song that repeatedly probes the depths of the human soul: deeply depicting Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick—this obsession can be interpreted as an relentless pursuit of ideals, or as humanity's blindly persistent in its goals, yet lost in its ever-expanding stubbornness, thus leading to tragedy. In the vast ocean world of Moby-Dick, the conflicting emotions of humanity rise and fall like waves, allowing readers to participate in an exhilarating sea journey while diving headfirst into their own vibrant and ever-changing inner selves.