Redburn : His First Voyage

Herman Melville

Verlag: CLXBX

Beschreibung

First published in 1849, Redburn: His First Voyage is a richly detailed coming-of-age novel by Herman Melville that draws heavily from the author's own early experiences at sea.

The story follows Wellingborough Redburn, a young and inexperienced boy who leaves home to work aboard a merchant ship sailing from New York to Liverpool. Armed with a naïve guidebook and romantic expectations of life at sea, Redburn quickly confronts the harsh realities of maritime labor, poverty, cruelty, and disillusionment. As the voyage unfolds, his youthful innocence is stripped away by encounters with brutal sailors, desperate immigrants, and the stark inequalities of the Old World.

More than a sea adventure, Redburn is a powerful social novel that examines class division, human suffering, and moral responsibility. Melville offers vivid depictions of shipboard life, bustling ports, and the grim conditions faced by the poor, blending realism with deep compassion. Through Redburn's gradual awakening, the novel traces the painful but necessary journey from innocence to experience.

Honest, humane, and deeply observant, Redburn: His First Voyage stands as one of Melville's most accessible works and an essential exploration of youth, hardship, and moral growth in a rapidly changing world.

Verfügbar seit: 07.02.2026.

Drucklänge: 416 Seiten.

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