Seeing all was over, he uttered no sound, and could not be forced to. It is a chilling story narrated by amasa delano, the. Benito cereno audiobook free benito cereno free audio book download written by. Written by herman melville, audiobook narrated by pete cross. 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. Delano boards the san dominick, providing needed supplies, and tries to learn from her aloof and disturbed captain, benito cereno, the story of how this ship came to be where she is. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 160 pages and is available in paperback format. Librivox recording of benito cereno, by herman melville. Benito cereno is a novella by herman melville, a fictionalized account about the revolt on a. Herman melville is one of the greatest figures in literary history.
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