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Omoo
by Herman Melville
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0810117657
- ISBN 13
- 9780810117655
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About This Item
Authoritative Newberry edition.
Sequel to 'Typee'. Unlike Typee, 'Omoo' describes Polynesian life as affected by non-native influences.
Synopsis
Melvilles continuing adventures in the South Seasnow for the first time in Penguin Classics Following the commercial and critical success of Typee , Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo . Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melvilles personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, Melville gives a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century filled with colorful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Solomon Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S108
- Title
- Omoo
- Author
- Herman Melville
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st paper Newberry Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0810117657
- ISBN 13
- 9780810117655
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Place of Publication
- Evanston IL
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 316
- Size
- 5.50x8.50