Second Moby Dick question this year

July 29, 2019 3:45 PM

Is it possible to buy this book?

Yeah, that's all I'm looking for. It is possible for me to get my hands on a copy of the Macedonian translation of Moby Dick? I am not associated with a college or university currently, but am wondering if I could get a copy through them?

posted by Ideal Impulse to Writing & Language (4 answers total)

Two or three years ago there was a book in Icelandic that I really wanted as a gift to myself. I started looking for any bookstores in Reykjavik, the capital city -- didn't even need the English webpage, I could just add the Icelandic word for "bookstore" to my search terms. Most of the booksellers spoke English anyway, and on the third or fourth call I was fortunate to find someone who spoke English and could mail to me.

Depending on how widespread English is in the area, or whether or not you speak any of the local languages, you might just try calling first?
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 5:25 PM on July 29, 2019

Perhaps someone at The Melville Society might be able to help you figure out how to get a copy.
posted by neroli at 6:47 PM on July 29, 2019

Response by poster: Borrowing is fine, too.

Thanks for the ideas.
posted by Ideal Impulse at 7:10 PM on July 29, 2019

This post appears to give a link to the text, but I behind a firewall that won't let me access it to make sure. My apologies if I'm wrong.
posted by ubiquity at 8:57 AM on July 30, 2019