In the shadowy chambers of a Wall Street law office, a quiet copyist named Bartleby enters the scene-and refuses to leave. Hired for his precision and calm demeanor, Bartleby soon begins replying to every request with the haunting refrain: "I would prefer not to."
As his passive resistance deepens into total withdrawal, the lawyer who employs him becomes increasingly baffled, then obsessed. Melville's classic novella is both darkly comic and deeply unsettling-a prescient meditation on alienation, mental health, and the silent revolt against the machinery of modern life.
Cover Photo by ShonEjai: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-brick-wall-1227515/
In the shadowy chambers of a Wall Street law office, a quiet copyist named Bartleby enters the scene-and refuses to leave. Hired for his precision and calm demeanor, Bartleby soon begins replying to every request with the haunting refrain: "I would prefer not to."
As his passive resistance deepens into total withdrawal, the lawyer who employs him becomes increasingly baffled, then obsessed. Melville's classic novella is both darkly comic and deeply unsettling-a prescient meditation on alienation, mental health, and the silent revolt against the machinery of modern life.
Cover Photo by ShonEjai: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-brick-wall-1227515/
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940195639006 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Riveting Publishing |
| Publication date: | 09/01/2025 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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