赫尔曼·梅尔维尔（1819-1891），19世纪美国最伟大的小说家、散文家和诗人之一，与纳撒尼尔·霍桑齐名，梅尔维尔身前没有引起应有的重视，在20世纪二十年代声名鹊起，被普遍认为是美国文学的巅峰人物之一。 英国作家毛姆认为他的《白鲸》是世界十大文学名著之一，其文学史地位更在马克·吐温等人之上。梅尔维尔也被誉为美国的“莎士比亚”。

Herman Melville was an American novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the American Renaissance period. Most of his writings were published between 1846 and 1857. Best known for his whaling novel Moby Dick (1851). Melville's writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. The main characteristic of his style is probably its heavy allusiveness, a reflection of his use of written sources. Melville's way of adapting what he read for his own new purposes, scholar Stanley T. Williams wrote, "was a transforming power comparable to Shakespeare's".

《白鲸》讲的是裴廓德号捕鲸船在船长亚哈的带领下与白鲸莫比·迪克之间进行的一场殊死搏斗。主人公亚哈因为捕鲸被莫比·迪克咬掉了一条腿，他带着复仇的誓言再次出海。几经辗转，终于遭遇白鲸。经过三天追踪，亚哈最后击中白鲸，但船被白鲸撞破，亚哈被鱼叉上的绳子缠住，带入海中。全船只有水手以实玛力一人得救，他以他的叙述口吻和回忆讲述了这个惊心动魄的海上历险故事。

This is the exciting adventure of Captain Ahab's fervent hunt for the great white whale named Moby Dick. When Ishmael, a young adventurer, decides to join a whaling ship, he discovers that its commander, the one-legged Captain Ahab, has only one goal to get revenge on the whale that crippled him! The spine-tingling search for Moby Dick is underway-leaving Ishmael and the rest of the crew to fight for their lives! Herman Melville's great novel is one of the cornerstones of American literature. Beautifully illustrated, this classic comic graphic novel captures the imagination of readers of all ages and inspires a love of literature and reading.