SOLVED. Adventure novel maybe for YA readers about a writer? that ends up trapped aboard a whaling ship for the voyage and has to deal with a mad captain

[negurici]

I can't remember the author or the title, but if i were to approximate a style i would say something between karl may and alexandre dumas. It was probably written before the 1950s, though i read it mid 90s early 00s.
The plot recolves around a young man, a writer I think, that is, to put it mildy, extremely soft. Due to circumstances i can't remember he ends up aboard a whaling ship for the duration of the voyage. The captian is quite mad, which i think is a nod to moby dick or an homage if you will.
The young man is tortured by the captain until he learns to fend for himself and ends up confronting and killing the captain after a ship wreck.
I also remember an episode from the book where the main character is bullied by the cook who was sharpening knives while staring at him and he starts doing the same in a pathetic but hilarious stand off.
Unfortunately i can't even recall the language of the book or if it was a translation. It might have been english, german or french.
Thanks for the help, this is mostly a nostalgia hunt.

[negurici]

Jack London Sea Wolf

[SamSpayedPI]

The Sea Wolf by Jack London for the link.