Arianna Vairo Books

"Call me Ishmael." Thus begins one of the most famous journeys in literature--the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod and its embattled, monomaniacal Captain Ahab. Ishmael quickly learns that the Pequod's captain sails for revenge against the elusive Moby Dick, a sperm whale with a snow-white hump and mottled skin that destroyed Ahab's former vessel and left him crippled. As the Pequod sails deeper through the nights and into the sea, the divisions between man and nature begin to blur--so do the lines between good and evil, as the fates of the ship's crewmen become increasingly unclear.... Melville's classic tale of obsession and the sea, one of the most important and enduring masterworks of nineteenth-century literature, Moby Dick is a riveting drama, exploring rage, hope, destiny, and the deepest questions of moral truth.

Extrait : «MONSIEUR JOURDAIN : Et comme l'on parle qu'est-ce que c'est donc que cela ? MAITRE DE PHILOSOPHIE : De la prose. MONSIEUR JOURDAIN : Quoi ? Quand je dis : «Nicole, apportez-moi mes pantoufles, et me donnez mon bonnet de nuit», c'est de la prose ? MAITRE DE PHILOSOPHIE : Oui, Monsieur. MONSIEUR JOURDAIN : Par ma foi ! Il y a plus de quarante ans que je dis de la prose sans que j'en susse rien, et je vous suis le plus obligé du monde de m'avoir appris cela.»