"Typee: A Romance of the South Seas" by Herman Melville is a 19th-century adventure story where a sailor, tired of life on a whaling ship after six long months at sea, jumps ship in the Marquesas Islands, a place known for its exotic beauty and cannibal tribes; seeking a new life, he stumbles upon the valley of the Typees, facing both the allure and the potential danger of a culture far different from his own, resulting in a narrative that explores the meeting of civilizations, the temptation of the unknown, and the clash between adventure and peril.
Typee: A Romance of the South Seas
By Herman Melville
A weary sailor's escape to a tropical paradise turns perilous when he finds himself among cannibals, forcing him to reconcile the allure of the exotic with the danger of the unknown.
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About the AuthorHerman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. At the time of his death Melville was not well known to the public, but 1919, the centennial of his birth, was the starting point of a Melville revival. Moby-Dick eventually would be considered one of the great American novels.
Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. At the time of his death Melville was not well known to the public, but 1919, the centennial of his birth, was the starting point of a Melville revival. Moby-Dick eventually would be considered one of the great American novels.
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