The Encantadas

Name: The Encantadas
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9789176391723
Price: 8.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 978-9-176-39172-3

de Herman Melville (auteur), James K White (lecteur)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

janvier 2017

Livre audio [MP3]

Téléchargement après achat

8,99 €

Paiement sécurisé

Résumé

Herman Melville‘s picturesque account of the Galapagos Islands will make you want to abandon all responsibilities and travel there to see for yourself. Melville wrote this series of "sketches" – or short prose works – from his own experiences sailing around the islands, yet at the same time they are clearly a product of his extraordinary imagination. Originally appearing in Putnam‘s Magazine in 1854, the novella was later published alongside five other Melville short stories in the collection `The Piazza Tales‘, which was very well received.

Auteur

Herman Melville (auteur)

Melville was born into a wealthy family in New York City but faced financial difficulties after his father's death. He married Elizabeth Shaw and had a close relationship with his siblings. Melville's education was interrupted by his father's death, but he showed promise as a student. He worked as a clerk and a school teacher before embarking on a voyage at sea, which inspired his first successful novels, "Typee" and "Omoo." Melville's later works, such as "Moby-Dick" and "Billy Budd," were not as well-received during his lifetime. He faced personal struggles and experienced a decline in popularity, but his works have since been recognized as significant contributions to American literature.

Auteur(s) : Herman Melville