Herman Melville is the author of Moby Dick, published in 1851. It is a sailor’s narrative of the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab for revenge on a white whale.

১. Mark Twain is famous for "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn."
২. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a friend of Melville to whom Moby Dick was dedicated.
৩. The novel is considered one of the greatest works of American literature.

অতিরিক্ত তথ্য: At the time of its release, the book was a commercial failure and only gained fame later.