Moby-Dick

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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 epic novel by Herman Melville. Told through the sailor Ishmael, it follows Captain Ahab of the whaling ship Pequod as he seeks vengeance on Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that took his leg. Drawing on Melville's sailing experience, whaling literature, and the sinking of the Essex, the novel combines shipboard life with explorations of class, morality, and God.

Author: Herman Melville
First publication: 1851
Central conflict: Ahab's quest for vengeance against Moby Dick

Sources and credits

Article: Moby-Dick (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q174596
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