Typee: A Peep At Polynesian Life - A Peep at Polynesian Life

Informationen zum Autor Herman Melville (1819-91) found early success with stories inspired by his adventures in the South Seas. His fortunes declined with the 1851 publication of Moby-Dick, now recognized as a masterpiece but scorned by Melville's contemporaries. The author was obliged to work as a New York City customs inspector and died in obscurity, three decades before the critical reassessment of his work. Klappentext Classic of travel and adventure literature in which the author drew upon his experiences in the South Seas to tell of a stranded sailor's attempts to escape an idyllic but stultifying world.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Herman Melville, Herman Wu Melville, Tai Wu
• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780486831756
• ISBN: 978-0-486-83175-6
• Seiten: 304
• Serien: Dover Thrift Editions; Thrift Editions; Dover Thrift Editions: Classic
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur