Bartleby: The Scrivener by Herman Melville

Bartleby: The Scrivener

Herman Melville

48 pages first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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"Ah, Bartleby Ah, humanity " Set in 19th century Wall Street, "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is now among the most noted of American short stories. It has been considered a precursor of absurdist literature, touching on several of Franz Kafka's themes.

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