Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas - Herman Melville - Books - Rare Bird Books - 9780985490218 - February 5, 2013
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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas


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Set in the paradise of a South Sea island, Typee is a combination of fact and fiction. The tale is a distortion of the life of the Typees and foreshadows the metaphysical preoccupations in Melville's later work with its depiction of the evil and mystery lurking beneath the idyllic setting.


364 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 5, 2013
ISBN13 9780985490218
Publishers Rare Bird Books
Pages 364
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 25 mm   ·   327 g

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