Omoo - Brossura

Melville, Herman

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486408736 ISBN 13: 9780486408736

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2000

Riassunto

A failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen. Thought-provoking, humorous glimpses of a vanished 19th-century world in the South Seas by one of America's greatest writers.

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L'autore:

Herman Melville (1819–1891) 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.

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A failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion are treated with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0486408736
• ISBN 13: 9780486408736
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 299