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Typee : A Peep at Polynesian Life (Penguin Classics)
Typee A Peep at Polynesian Life - Penguin Classics
Author: Herman Melville
Typee is the first "romance" of the South Seas, a semi-autobiographical account of life in the Marquesas Islands in the 1840s. A blend of personal experience and the narratives of explorers and missionaries, it influenced many later writers on the Pacific, including Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London. This edition offers an Introduction th...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140434880
ISBN-10: 0140434887
Publication Date: 1/1/1996
Pages: 368
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  • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.
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2.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 4
This book may seem rather boring to some, and hence the low rating. I am facinated with Tahitian culture, and have been ever since I have seen the paintings Gauguin completed there. This is an old culture that many people in the Modern World have difficulty relating to, but I find fascinating. If you find the culture interesting you may also want to read Gauguin's 'Noa Noa'. The writing is excellent and you get a good feel for the islands and the Tahitian culture. The contrast with Western culture was what no doubt fascinated Melville.
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