Moby Dick

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is a classic American novel about Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to hunt down Moby Dick, a giant white whale that once maimed him.

Told through the eyes of a sailor named Ishmael, the story explores themes of revenge, fate, man versus nature, and the limits of knowledge. As Ahab's monomaniacal pursuit drives the crew of the whaling ship Pequod toward destruction, the novel becomes a profound meditation on existence and the human condition.