MOBY DICK - CHILTERN CLASSIC
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Moby Dick tells the story of Ishmael, who announces his intent to ship aboard a whaling vessel. He has made several voyages as a sailor but none as a whaler. He travels to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he stays in a whalers' inn. Since the inn is rather full, he has to share a bed with a harpooner from the South Pacific named Queequeg. At first repulsed by Queequeg's strange habits and shocking appearance Queequeg is covered with tattoos , Ishmael eventually comes to appreciate the man's generosity and kind spirit, and the two decide to seek work on a whaling vessel together.
This hardcover book has a matching blank lined journal sold separately .They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
MELVILLE HERMAN
Herman Melville Nueva York, 1819-1891 . Novelista estadounidense y una de las principales figuras de la historia de la literatura. A los diecinueve años, descartando la posibilidad de ir a la universidad, comenzó a embarcarse en viajes que inspiraron sus obras, pasando algún tiempo en las islas del Pacífico. De regreso a Estados Unidos trabajó como profesor y en 1841 viajó a los Mares del Sur a bordo del ballenero «Acushnet». Esta experiencia le sirvió para escribir Moby Dick. Su exploración de los temas psicológicos y metafísicos influyó en las preocupaciones literarias del siglo xx. Su muerte el 28 de septiembre de 1891 pasó desapercibida. Fue enterrado en un cementerio de la parte norte del Bronx.
