Moby Dick (1851)

1. 180
   Der Seewolf von Jack London (wvlibrarydude)
2. 170
   Im Herzen der See von Nathaniel Philbrick (jseger9000)

   jseger9000: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex tells the true story that inspired Melville to write Moby Dick.

3. 100
   Lord Jim von Joseph Conrad (_eskarina)
4. 80
   Zwei Jahre vor'm Mast. Vom Sklavenleben auf den alten Segelschiffen von Richard Henry Jr. Dana (knownever)

   knownever: A more enjoyable, shorter, and less allegorical story of sailing life, although there aren't any whales. The author of this one kind of looks down on whalers. All together a more jaunty sea tale.

5. 70
   Die Abenteuer des Arthur Gordon Pym von Edgar Allan Poe (caflores)
6. 61
   Der alte Mann und das Meer von Ernest Hemingway (caflores)
7. 50
   Leviathan oder Der Wal von Philip Hoare (chrisharpe, John_Vaughan)
8. 40
   The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex von Owen Chase (meggyweg)
9. 62
   Maskeraden oder Vertrauen gegen Vertrauen. von Herman Melville (GaryPatella)

   GaryPatella: Compared to Moby Dick, The Confidence Man is a much lighter read. But after ploughing through Moby Dick, this may be a welcome change. It is not as profound, but you also don't have to struggle through any of it. This is worth reading.

10. 30
    Billy Budd, Bartleby, and Other Stories von Herman Melville (chwiggy)
11. 41
    Why Read Moby-Dick? von Nathaniel Philbrick (John_Vaughan)
12. 31
    Genoa: A Telling of Wonders von Paul Metcalf (alaskayo)

    alaskayo: Melville's heir struggles to close his relationship to his preceding literary genius. Click the link above, read what you can, and get yourself hooked on one of the most critically-adored yet criminally-underread novels written in a century defined by self-analysis and experimentation.… (mehr)

13. 64
    Kurs auf Spaniens Küste von Patrick O'Brian (caflores)

    caflores: Para amantes del lenguaje náutico y de las descripciones detalladas.

14. 53
    Die Walfängerin von Sena Jeter Naslund (ecleirs24, AriadneAranea)

    ecleirs24: Cause this novel is based upon a passage from Mobi Dick......

15. 21
    Das Gleismeer von China Miéville (Longshanks)

    Longshanks: An imaginative, affectionate pastiche of the novel's themes, imagery, and characters.

16. 43
    The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays von Albert Camus (WilfGehlen)

    WilfGehlen: Camus was greatly influenced by Melville and in The Myth of Sisyphus mentions Moby-Dick as a truly absurd work. Reading Moby-Dick with Camus' absurd in mind gives a deeper, and very different insight than provided by the usual emphasis on Ahab's quest for revenge.… (mehr)

17. 11
    Oil! von Upton Sinclair (edwinbcn)
18. 11
    Die Seekarte von Arturo Pérez-Reverte (Ronoc)
19. 11
    The Last Fish Tale von Mark Kurlansky (John_Vaughan)
20. 33
    Absalom, Absalom!. Roman von William Faulkner (ateolf)

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