Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet from the American Renaissance period."Moby Dick": Ishmael is a young boy who decides to leave his world and set off to sea on a whaler; before sailing to the city from which he had to leave, he meets Quiqueg, a savage harpooneer who becomes his friend. Decide to embark on the same ship. On instructions of the God of Quiqueg, Ishmael chooses how to boat the Pequod: contract pay and, after a few days leave. During the trip it's getting acquainted with the crew members, and only later with Captain ahab, mangled a leg. Ahab immediately understand that it will be an unusual expedition aimed to revenge on Moby Dick, the great white whale that had devoured his leg ...