Benito Cereno
On an island off the coast of Chile, Captain Amaso Delano, sailing an American sealer, sees the San Dominick, a Spanish slave ship, in obvious distress. Capt. 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. Dealing with racism, the slave trade, madness, the tension between representation and reality, and featuring at least one unreliable narrator, Melville's novella has both captivated and frustrated critics for decades. (Summary by Nullifidian)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nautical & Marine Fiction
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Ch 1 - A Ship | Nullifidian |
00:10:35 |
| Play 02 | Ch 2 - Aboard San Dominick | Nullifidian |
00:17:41 |
| Play 03 | Ch 3 - Don Benito's Story | Nullifidian |
00:09:10 |
| Play 04 | Ch 4 - The Blacks | alwpoe |
00:17:52 |
| Play 05 | Ch 5 - Questions | James K. White |
00:18:52 |
| Play 06 | Ch 6 - The Boat Appears | James K. White |
00:23:42 |
| Play 07 | Ch 7 - The Boat Arrives | James K. White |
00:15:59 |
| Play 08 | Ch 8 - In the Cuddy | Bill Mosley |
00:27:11 |
| Play 09 | Ch 9 - Business | Iris McLeod |
00:06:28 |
| Play 10 | Ch 10 - Safe Harbour | James K. White |
00:17:54 |
| Play 11 | Ch 11 - Into the Boat | James K. White |
00:11:32 |
| Play 12 | Ch 12 - Pursuit | James K. White |
00:08:44 |
| Play 13 | Ch 13 - A Deposition | Guero |
00:38:34 |
| Play 14 | Ch 14 - Conclusion | James K. White |
00:09:03 |