Moby-Dick, or The Whale

30 hrs. 23 min.

Language Russian

Author Herman Melville

Narrator Alexey Bagdasarov

Description

A sea that knows no mercy, that recognizes no authority other than its own.

Young sailor Ishmael joins the crew of the whaling ship «Pequod», commanded by Captain Ahab—a man whose obsession has turned into a manic passion, but who also possesses incredible charisma and persuasiveness. And the crew’s main goal becomes not ordinary whaling, but the pursuit of the legendary White Whale—a monstrous creature that once maimed Ahab. Consumed by madness from rage and the thirst for revenge, the captain declares war on the creature—just as powerful and incomprehensible as the ocean itself.

«Moby-Dick» is Herman Melville’s life’s work, which became the pinnacle of American literature. It is not merely an exciting sea novel about adventures, but an immortal allegory, an epic saga of human determination and an unflinching conflict with fate. For nearly two centuries, the story of the White Whale has captivated the hearts of millions of readers.

The work impresses with its scale and philosophical depth, allowing countless readings and interpretations. Readers return to it again and again, finding both unmatched narrative craftsmanship and deep reflections on human nature, freedom, and fate—along with encyclopedic knowledge of the whaling business—and simply a great story that can remain in memory and in the heart forever.

Listen to the majestic story of the whaling ship «Pequod», its revenge-obsessed one-legged captain Ahab, and the legendary killer White Whale, masterfully narrated by Aleksey Bagdasarov.