Moby-Dick

"Call me Ishmael." With these four words, Herman Melville opens a portal into a vast and turbulent world—a world where the sea becomes a stage for human ambition, frailty, and the eternal struggle against an unfathomable force of nature. In Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, the narrative unfolds as both a meticulously detailed account of life aboard a whaling ship and a profound exploration of obsession, revenge, and the mysteries of existence.

Born into hardship and shaped by his own daring adventures at sea, Melville channels personal loss and the brutal realities of maritime life into a work that is as raw and authentic as it is richly allegorical. The story of Captain Ahab’s monomaniacal pursuit of the elusive white whale—Moby Dick—transcends its immediate setting, emerging as a timeless odyssey that grapples with themes of good versus evil, fate, and the divine. Blending lyrical prose, vivid character portraits, and a tapestry of literary influences from Shakespeare to the Bible, the novel transforms the harshness of life at sea into a poetic meditation on the human condition.

Once dismissed in its own time, Moby-Dick has since ascended to the heights of American literature, celebrated for its striking narrative and its enduring capacity to captivate readers with both humor and heartbreaking poignancy.

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Release date

Lydbog: 27. februar 2025