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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life Paperback - 2001
by Herman Melville; Introduction by Robert Sullivan
Summary
Typee is a fictional, but heavily autobiographical book by Herman Melville. Based on his own three weeks as a captive on Nuku Hiva, Melville's protagonist spends four months trapped on the island. Melville also fleshed out the story with details provided by contemporary explorers. The book was his most popular during his lifetime and provided significant groundwork for later tales of European and Pacific cultures meeting.
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Melville's first and most popular novel during his lifetime, Typee is a provocative and lively account of his exploits in the exotic South Seas during the early 1840s, where he journeyed as a young sailor. This edition includes notes on the text.
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- Title Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
- Author Herman Melville; Introduction by Robert Sullivan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New edition
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date June 12, 2001
- ISBN 9780375757457 / 0375757457
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.98 x 5.32 x 0.76 in (20.27 x 13.51 x 1.93 cm)
- Ages 19 to 19 years
- Grade levels 14 - 14
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Adventure stories, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001030075
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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