Bartleby and Benito Cereno by Herman Melville

Bartleby and Benito Cereno

Herman Melville

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fiction classics contemporary short stories mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Readers drawn to psychological depth and moral ambiguity in slow-burning narratives that explore human nature through enigmatic characters and unsettling societal critiques.

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"Bartleby" is a haunting moral allegory set in the business world of 19th-century New York, while "Benito Cereno" is a harrowing tale of slavery and revolt aboard a Spanish ship, regarded by many as Melville's finest short story. While the tales o...

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