Herman Melville
2) Moby Dick
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English
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A young seaman joins the crew of the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
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English
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The story of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him.
AA masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fanatical 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; Moby-Dick...
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Publisher
Susaeta Ediciones
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
En esta obra, Herman Melville reflexiona sobre la maldad, encarnada en los dos protagonistas, la ballena y el capitán Ahab. El libro ofrece al lector juvenil una adaptación del texto en español y en inglés, para que disfrute del gran clásico mientras practica la lectura en los dos idiomas. --
In this novel, Herman Melville reflects on evil, as embodied in the two main characters, the whale and Captain Ahab. Children can enjoy this adaptation...
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"Herman Melville's final masterpiece, found unpublished on his desk at his death. Billy Budd, Sailor would emerge, after its publication in 1924, as one of Melville's best-loved books--and one of his most open, with its discussion of homosexualty. In it, Melville returns to the sea to tell the story of Billy, a cheerful, hard working, and handsome young sailor, conscripted to work against his will on another ship, where he soon finds himself persecuted...