Moby Dick

Moby Dick is an epic tale of the voyage of the whaling ship the Pequod and its captain, Ahab, who relentlessly pursues the great white whale during a journey around the world. The story is seen through the eyes of Ishmael, a sailor on the Pequod. Ishmael arrives in New Bedford where he meets Queequeg, a harpooner from the South Pacific, who becomes his inseparable friend during the long whaling voyage. Captain Ahab, a strange man with a peg leg, has only one purpose in life: to find and kill Moby Dick, the great white whale that had chewed off his leg years ago. Ahab’s voyage is one of revenge and, in the end, one of disaster. A landmark of American literature, this novel touches numerous important themes such as good, evil, revenge, superstition, obsession, courage and madness. Obsédé par le désir de trouver et de tuer Moby Dick, qui, des années auparavant lui dévora une jambe, le capitaine Achab en poursuit les traces à bord du bateau Pequod. Le récit épique de ce voyage est confié au marin Ismaël, qui a établi une amitié profonde avec un harponneur originaire d’une île du Pacifique… Ce jalon de la lecture américaine affronte magistralement des thèmes tels que le bien et le mal, la vengeance, la superstition, le courage et la folie.