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A new edition of Herman Melville's classic 1856 novella, a fictionalized account of a revolt on a slave ship. It is considered to be among Melville's greatest achievements and, according to some critics, is "one of the most nearly perfect things Melville ever did." Herman Melville... Read Full Overview

Benito Cereno is a story by Herman Melville that features some of the author's most action packed storytelling presented in this new edition of the great classic.

This version of Benito Cereno presents the novel in a readable and affordable format with light and supportive annotations and supporting editorial content to help you connect with the central themes of the book.

Herman Melville's intense and dramatic novella Benito Cereno depicts a revolt aboard a Spanish slavery vessel captained by the titular character. Melville first published this story in 1855 - the ensuing popularity from its initial serialisation led Benito Cereno to be published... Read Full Overview

"Benito Cereno," a story of atmospheric Gothic horror and striking political resonance, represents Herman Melville's most profound and unsettling engagement with the horrors of New World slavery. Narrating the story of a slave revolt using materials drawn... Read Full Overview

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

Herman Melville's controversial 1855 novella Benito Cereno retains its power to move the reader over a century and a half after its publication. The story - which ends with a haunting twist - centers on a slave rebellion aboard a Spanish merchant ship in 1799 and because... Read Full Overview

En 1799, el capit n norteamericano Amasa Delano ancl en la bah a de una isla desierta del litoral chileno. A la ma ana siguiente apareci en el lugar un misterioso nav o, el Santo Domingo. Las maniobras de ste hicieron sopechar al norteamericano que se trataba de un barco en... Read Full Overview

En 1799, au large des c tes du Chili, un bateau am ricain conduit par le capitaine Delano croise un bateau espagnol en piteux tat, le San Dominick. Delano embarque son bord pour proposer son aide. La plupart des officiers du bateau espagnol a disparu. Des esclaves noirs sont... Read Full Overview

En 1799, el capit n Amasa Delano ancl en la bah a de una isla desierta del litoral chileno. A la ma ana siguiente apareci en el lugar un misterioso nav o, el Santo Domingo. Las maniobras de ste hicieron sopechar que se trataba de un barco en apuros, con lo que orden que se... Read Full Overview

'Benito Cereno' is a novella by Herman Melville, a fictionalized account about the revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno, first published in three installments in Putnam's Monthly in 1855. The tale, slightly revised, was included in his short story collection... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

Benito Cereno is a novella by Herman Melville, a fictionalized account about the revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno, first published in three installments in Putnam's Monthly in 1855... Read Full Overview

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, writer of short stories, and poet from the American Renaissance period. The bulk of his writings was published between 1846 and 1857. Best known for his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851), he is also... Read Full Overview

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 bestselling novels of the sea. However, most Melville scholars consider it his most sophisticated... Read Full Overview