Benito Cereno (Art of the Novel) (Bedford Cultural Editions) (Piazza Tales)

by Herman Melville

Sir Angels (Editor)

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"What has cast such a shadow upon you?"
"The Negro."


With its intense mix of mystery, adventure, and a surprise ending, Benito Cereno at first seems merely a provocative example from the genre Herman Melville created with his early best-selling novels of the sea. However, most Melville scholars consider it his most sophisticated work, and many, such as novelist Ralph Ellison, have hailed it as the most piercing look at slavery in all of American literature.

Based on a real life incident—the character names remain unchanged—Benito Cereno tells what happens when an American merchant ship comes upon...Read more
  • ISBN10 1543115012
  • ISBN13 9781543115017
  • Publish Date 14 February 2017 (first published 12 December 1980)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 94
  • Language French