The Whale, Herman Melville
The Whale, Herman Melville
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The Whale
(or Moby Dick)

Author: Herman Melville

Narrator: D. Michaels

Unabridged: 5 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/31/2025

Synopsis

"Moby Dick" (or "The Whale" as it was one known) is the unforgettable story of Captain Ahab’s quest to avenge the whale that ‘reaped’ his leg. The quest and the novel is a story of how man can become blindly obsessed. The tale is also a testament to democracy and liberation, as the ship's crew work together for a common end.Ishmael, the novel’s narrator is a young, ordinary sailor learning the practice of whaling.Moby Dick is one of the greatest novels ever written and a timeless classic.

About Herman Melville

Herman Melville (1819–1891) was an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and poet who is often classified as part of dark romanticism. He is best known for his novel Moby Dick and novella Billy Budd, the latter which was published posthumously. His first three books gained much attention, the first becoming a bestseller, but after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. When he died, he was almost completely forgotten. It was not until the "Melville Revival" in the early twentieth century that his work won recognition, most notably Moby Dick, which was hailed as one of the chief literary masterpieces of both American and world literature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ilenia on May 10, 2016

"E come l'insieme delle nuvole dà vita ad atlanti celesti, così ogni balena è una nazione a sé stante, una comunità planetaria di cirripedi e pidocchi di mare che vaga la mercè della deriva continentale. Ambasciatrici internazionali del potere indiscriminato della natura, le balene sono nazioni senz......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on October 20, 2015

Are you a wildlife enthusiast looking for a really good overview of the current state of marine mammal science especially cetology? Me, too! Let me know if you find a book like that! Because it's not this one. I'm really glad I"read this book by listening to it rather than by reading it as a dead-tr......more

Goodreads review by Kapuss on January 19, 2012

De lo más sorprendente que ha caido en mis manos en los últimos meses! Su lectura es la leche! Nunca imaginé que un ensayo sobre cetáceos pudiera convertirse en algo así! Y es que es increible como este señor mezcla la biología con la historia y la literatura! Nada más terminarlo me vi obligado a me......more

Goodreads review by Lew on March 14, 2017

If you are interested in Whales, perhaps three stars. But if you, like me, have a deep love for Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, then overall this is a 4 star read. Loved it.......more

Goodreads review by Ada on August 09, 2016

4,2 En ALGUNS moments (pocs) se m'ha fet una mica pesat, però en general manté un ritme força trepidant. No està ordenat ni cronològica ni temàticament, és una bona història on es combina biologia, literatura, geografia.....es nota l'absoluta passió que té Hoare per les balenes, i els tocs més person......more

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