Moby Dick
Duration
3 min 4 sec
Year
1851
Country
Genres
Ishmael, a sailor yearning for connection, finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Queequeg, a harpooner with secrets etched in ink.
Their bond ignites amidst the spray and salt, a flickering flame aboard the Pequod.
However, a tempestuous captain with a twisted desire throws their fragile connection onto a collision course with destiny.
Ahab, obsessed with a mythical white whale, Moby Dick, will risk everything in his pursuit.
Will Ishmael and Queequeg weather the storm of Ahab’s madness, or will they be shipwrecked on the shores of obsession?
The Author
Herman Melville is a giant of American literature.
Though his early life was comfortable, his father’s death plunged the family into financial hardship.
This hardship would shape Melville’s future, leading him to seek adventure at sea.
Melville’s seafaring experiences were the wellspring of his most famous works.
In 1839, he first took to the sea as a merchant sailor, followed by a stint on a whaling ship.