Benito Cereno, Bartleby: The Scrivener, and the Encantadas, Paperback/Herman Melville

Descriere

In this collection readers will find three of Herman Melville's most popular shorter works, "Benito Cereno," "Bartleby: The Scrivener," and "The Encantadas." Considered to be one of Melville's best short stories, "Benito Cereno" is a tale of the revolt aboard a Spanish ship. "Bartleby: The Scrivener" is a moral allegory set on Wall Street in New York. And "The Encantadas" are a collection of sketches based on Melville's experiences in the Galapagos Islands.

Despre autor

Herman Melville

scriitor american · 1819–1891

Herman Melville a fost un scriitor și eseist american, cunoscut mai ales pentru romanul său Moby Dick, care l-a făcut celebru postum.