How many of us can say that they’ve actually got around to reading Melville’s novel, easily considered a treasure of world literature?
Peninsula Arts with Plymouth University have made the daunting task a little easier with their 21st century-friendly project, the Big Read. Readers such as Tilda Swinton and Stephen Fry embellish a chapter of Moby Dick each with their voice and skill. The project also curated 136 artists to create an accompanying illustration for each of the chapters of the book.
No better way to revisit a classic than by bringing it to the arts-hungry culture in such a digestible format.
Should you need me these next few days, I’ll be diving into these deeper waters.
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I just bought the book 2 days ago, finally deciding to read it. I’ve been staring at how thick it is. haha. Thank you for sharing this!!! It’ll be much more fun listening 🙂
Overwhelming, right? Glad this struck a chord.
I read it in high school, and loved it!
You’re on top of it maedez! I can already tell it’s worth the read – his prose is just luscious.