Redburn (English Library) [Idioma Inglés]: His First Voyage: Being the Sailorboy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-of-a-gentleman in the Merchant Service (Penguin English Library) - Softcover

Melville, Herman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140431055 ISBN 13: 9780140431056

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1977

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"Redburn, recalling the cruel memories of [Melville's] youth, was the first bitter cry of his maturity. . . . The book has the wry humour of the grown man. . . . Redburn was a victory." --Lewis Mumford

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Wellington Redburn is a fifteen-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy, he quickly finds that reality as a cabin boy is far harsher than he ever imagined. Mocked by the crew on board the Highlander for his weakness and bullied by the vicious and merciless sailor Jackson, Wellington must struggle to endure the long journey from New York to Liverpool. But when he does reach England, he is equally horrified by what he finds there: poverty, desperation and moral corruption. Inspired by Melville's own youthful experiences on board a cargo boat, this is a compelling tale of innocence transformed, through bitter experience, into disillusionment. A fascinating sea journal and coming-of-age tale, Redburn provides a unique insight into the mind of one of America's greatest novelists.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0140431055
• ISBN 13: 9780140431056
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 448