by Herman Melville · Bruguera. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402092519
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Bartleby, the Scrivener, is a short novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published in 1853. The story follows a Wall Street lawyer and his enigmatic employee, Bartleby, who, when faced with increasing demands, persistently responds: "I would prefer not to." This phrase becomes Bartleby's hallmark, challenging the expectations and norms of society and the working world. The work explores themes such as alienation, passive resistance, and the human condition in a capitalist environment.
Herman Melville was an American writer of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851), Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia, and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. At the time of his death, Melville was not well known to the public, but 1919, the centennial of his birth, was the starting point of a Melville revival. Moby-Dick would eventually be considered one of the Great American Novels.
