Omoo
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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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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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65760
- Title
- Omoo
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1961
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press;
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