《白鲸》是19世纪美国著名作家麦尔维尔最为杰出的一部代表作品,是美国文学的经典性著作。该部小说围绕一名名叫亚哈的捕鲸船船长率全体船员与捕鲸水手捕捉一条叫迪克的白鲸的故事而展开。整部小说是以一位经历了与白鲸生死搏斗过程中唯一的幸存船员伊什梅尔的口吻,向读者讲述了一个可歌可泣的悲壮故事。 “Moby Dick” is one of the most outstanding representative works of the famous American writer Melville in the 19th century, and is a classic work of American literature. The novel revolves around the story of a captain of a whaling boat named Ahab, who captures a beluga whale captured by a crew of Whale-Seekers. The novel is based on the story of Ishmael, the only surviving crew member who has experienced the struggle between beluga whale and life and death, and tells the reader about the melodious tragic story.