Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
by Melville, Herman
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- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810101602
- ISBN 13
- 9780810101609
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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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- 015235
- Title
- Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810101602
- ISBN 13
- 9780810101609
- Publisher
- Northwestern Univ Pr
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8vo
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- Literary Criticism;
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