Herman Melville is an American writer and sailor, whose work and fate surprisingly organically melted the experience of the traveler and the mythopoetic worldview of the artist. The realization of the magnitude of Melville’s talent did not come immediately, and only a quarter of a century after the writer’s death, the outlines of the enormous contribution he made to the treasury of world literature began to be seen. Melville's central work - the grandiose "Moby Dick" - became one of the peaks of American literature, finally depriving America of the status of a "cultural desert" This edition includes, in addition to "Moby Dick", a number of the most significant stories and stories that give an idea of the versatility of Herman Melville's talent and his writing skills. In December 2015, the country will release another film adaptation of the novel “Moby Dick” directed by Ron Howard (“Mind Games” , "Nockdown"), which confirms the unrelenting interest in this great creation, as well as the belief in the enduring relevance and modernity of great works of art.