A masterful adaptation of the timeless literary classic, faithfully and beautifully rendered by an award-winning artist. In striking black-and-white illustrations, Chabouté retells the story of the Great American Novel. Captain Ahab strikes out on a voyage, obsessively seeking revenge on the great white whale that took his leg. This hardcover edition collects both of the Vents d'Ouest volumes, printed in English for the first time.
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Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819. He worked as a crew member on several vessels beginning in 1839, his experiences spawning his successful early novels Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847). Subsequent books, included his masterpiece Moby-Dick (1851). Following his death in New York City in 1891, he posthumously came to be regarded as one of the great American writers.
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"Ahab, it is not too late, even now, the third day, to desist....Moby Dick does not seek you....It is you, that madly seek him!"
A noble craft, but somewhat a most melancholy! All noble things are touched with that.
我以为之所以感到愉快安逸是因为要真正享受身体的温暖,你的某些小的局部必须要感到寒冷。这个世界上的种种情状无一不是有对比而生。孤立存在的事物是没有的。
不,人间那些不可思议的事都是默默地进行的。喧哗者不真诚,最深挚的怀念也是没有墓碑的形式的。
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