Moby-Dick
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Teatre Goya Joaquín Costa 68, Barcelona
First published in 1851 as Moby-Dick or The Whale, Herman Melville’s novel was originally a commercial failure and was out of print when he died in 1891. During the 20th century, however, the novel reemerged as a exemplary work of American literature and was referred to as ‘the greatest book of the sea ever written’ by D.H. Lawrence. Aside from the iconic albino sperm whale that gives the book its name, one of the main reasons that the story has endured is the novel’s central human figure, Captain Ahab. Described by Melville as a ‘grand, ungodly, god-like man’, Ahab is one of the most tortured protagonists in the history of literature. He will stop at nothing to get his revenge on the giant creature who bit off his leg on a previous voyage. This new Spanish-language theatre adaptation stars veteran television, film and stage actor Josep Maria Pou, and focuses on the solitary figure of Ahab and his fight against the whale, exploring the depths of his obsession.
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