Typee is a fast-moving adventure tale, an autobiographical account of the author's Polynesian stay, an examination of the nature of good and evil, and a frank exploration of sensuality and exotic ritual.
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| ISBN: | 9780140434880 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1996 |
| Author: | Herman Melville |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 328 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction Action Adventure |