Moby Dick（白鲸）

When a wandering sailor looking to be hired onto a whaling ship finds himself on the Pequod, little does he know the dire fate that awaits him and his crewmates. For the ship's captain, Ahab, is slowly going insane. Having lost a leg in an ill-fated harpoon attack against a fearsome white whale many years before, Ahab vows his revenge against Moby Dick--a vow that has become Ahab's deadly obsession.

After many months at sea, Moby Dick is spotted, and Ahab engages the crew in relentless pursuit. Ahab will stop at nothing to kill the beast...even if it means his own death--and the death of all his crew.

Can Ahab be stopped before it is too late? Or will the Pequod--and all its crew--perish in the silent depths of the sea...?

赫尔曼·麦尔维尔(Herman Melvill 1819-1891) ：小说家、诗人。1819年8月1日生于纽约，15岁离开学校，做过银行小职员、皮货店店员和教师。1839年在一条去英国利物浦的商船上充当服务员，接触海洋，对他以后的创作产生了影响。1841年他22岁时再度航海，在捕鲸船“阿古希耐”号上充当水手，航行于南太平洋一带。他后来的杰作《白鲸》取材于这次海上生活。1842年7月离船，曾为南太平洋马克萨斯群岛有食人生番之称的泰皮族所俘虏。脱逃后于当年8月在一条澳大利亚商船上作水手，因违犯纪律，被囚在塔希提岛。越狱后在当地各岛漫游，所闻所见后来写进他的《欧穆》一书中。11月，他到一艘捕鲸船上做投叉手。1843年8月又在一艘军舰上做水手，1844年10月在波士顿退伍。后开始写作。