Herman Melville (1819-1891)
Most famously the author of Moby Dick but his best work is Bartleby the Scrivener (1853) - “I would prefer not to.”
Billy Budd (1891) - left unfinished at this death
Our preferred adaptation is a loose one - Beau Travail directed by Claire Denis (1999)
As adapted into an opera by Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd (1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6cdCuKhjKM
Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here!
Other Music: "Farewell to thee, old Rights o' Man" from the Billy Budd opera by Bitten
