{"product_id":"moby-dick-9780099511182","title":"Moby Dick","description":"When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day, he is clueless to the horrors that await him on the vast and merciless ocean. The ship's strange captain, Ahab, is in the grip of an obsession to hunt down the famous white whale, Moby Dick, and will stop at nothing on his quest to annihilate his nemesis. Considered a failure during Melville's lifetime but now hailed as a classic American novel, Ishmael's story combines symbolism and philosophical debate with gripping adventure narrative in an uncanny and unforgettable fashion. An extract from \u003ci\u003eNarrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex\u003c\/i\u003e by Owen Chase--which inspired Melville's own story--is also included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHerman Melville (1819-1898) is an acclaimed novelist and short story author. His masterpiece \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e (1851) was inspired in part by his short career aboard a whaleship in 1841.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555957117202,"sku":"9780099511182","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1cb36c97-7070-415d-aa06-c5b8409a34db.jpg?v=1772531003","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/moby-dick-9780099511182","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}