Overview
Melville's continuing adventures in the South SeasFollowing the commercial and critical success of Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with Omoo. Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melville's personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, Melville gives a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century filled with colorful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia.
- | Author: Herman Melville
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Aug 14, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 482 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1974555569
- | ISBN-13: 9781974555567
