{"product_id":"moby-dick-9780486432151","title":"Moby-Dick","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fantastical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. \u003cbr\u003eInterspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel, and a wealth of information on whales and 19th-century whaling, Melville's greatest work presents an imaginative and thrilling picture of life at sea, as well as a portrait of heroic determination. The author's keen powers of observation and firsthand knowledge of shipboard life (he served aboard a whaler himself) were key ingredients in crafting a maritime story that dramatically examines the conflict between man and nature. \u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable addition to the literature of the day,\" said American journalist Horace Greeley on the publication of \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e in 1851 -- a classic piece of understatement about a literary classic now considered by many as \"the great American novel.\" Read and pondered by generations, the novel remains an unsurpassed account of the ultimate human struggle against the indifference of nature and the awful power of fate. \u003cbr\u003eMuch of \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by the 1821 work \u003ci\u003eNarratives of the Wreck of the Whale-Ship Essex\u003c\/i\u003e, which in turn inspired the 2015 movie \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486432151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2003 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Herman Melville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637782147228,"sku":"9780486432151","price":11.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_07f8cbec-0466-45fc-84af-8252c644ad4d.jpg?v=1603845677","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/moby-dick-9780486432151","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}