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Typee (Paperback)
Loot Price: R264
Discovery Miles 2 640
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Typee (Paperback)
Series: Mint Editions
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Loot Price R264
Discovery Miles 2 640
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Typee (1846) is a work of travel literature by American writer
Herman Melville. Its publication was an instant success in both
London and New York, earning Melville a reputation as one of
America's most promising young authors. Although he claimed to base
the entirety of the book on his own experiences as a sailor, it is
now believed that the book incorporates aspects of Melville's life
with scenes inspired by imagination and other works of travel
literature. Despite the success of Typee and subsequent works,
Melville's reputation foundered until it was reappraised in the
1920s, when scholars recognized his status as one of nineteenth
century America's finest writers. Tired of his life as a sailor,
and unwilling to put up with the grueling labor and general cruelty
faced by the lowest on board, Melville decides to abandon ship at
the island of Nukuheva. Alongside his friend and shipmate Toby, he
seizes his opportunity while on shore to escape from the rest of
the men in secret. After making their way inland through Nukuheva's
densely forested mountains, the pair's only hope for survival
depends on the kindness and generosity of the island's native
people. After a long and perilous journey, they discover the hidden
valley of Typee, whose people welcome the castaways into their
midst. Typee is a story of four months spent on a secluded island
with a people whose lives seem entirely untouched by Western
culture. Its popular success as a work of travel literature enabled
Melville to launch a career as a professional writer and
established his reputation as a skillful chronicler of adventure.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Herman Melville's Typee is a classic of
American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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