Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
The author's comic experiences in a South Seas setting has him working at odd jobs, viewing traditional rites and customs, and even contriving an audience with the Tahitian Queen.
The author's comic experiences in a South Seas setting has him working at odd jobs, viewing traditional rites and customs, and even contriving an audience with the Tahitian Queen.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780143104926 (0143104926)
Publish date: March 27th 2007
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Written in typically sumptuous Melvillean prose, this book, while admittedly more plotless than Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life, was no less enjoyable to read; indeed, it was moreso at times, I felt. I imagine it was quite a daring book at the time, given that Melville does not spare the Christian ...
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