Benito Cereno
Books | Fiction / General
3.5
Herman Melville
Melville's 188 novella 'Benito Cereno' follows a sea captain, Amasa Delano, and his crew on the Bachelor's Delight as it is approached by another, rather battered-looking ship, the San Dominick. Upon boarding the San Dominick, Delano is immediately greeted by white sailors and black slaves begging for supplies. An inquisitive Delano ponders the mysterious social atmosphere aboard the badly bruised ship and notes the figurehead which is mostly concealed by a tarpaulin revealing only the inscription "Follow your leader."
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Author
Herman Melville
Pages
76
Publisher
Lulu.com
Published Date
2015-08-02
ISBN
1329438205 9781329438200
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"Lots of exposition and back and forth. Rather long, but the ending packs a magnificent punch."
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"The story invoked a lot of great discussion, and the writing style was poetically inspired"
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