Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas

ISBN-13: 9783753165851 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str.

Herman Melville

Opis

The novel by Herman Melville draws on the author's personal experiences as a crew member of a ship in the Pacific and colorfully depicts the life of a sailor in the 19th century. In the vastness of Polynesia and aboard a whaling ship, the main character experiences various adventures. He also comes into contact with mutineers, deserters, but also natives. Will he escape imprisonment and get to Tahiti?

In the vastness of Polynesia and aboard a whaling ship, the main character experiences various adventures. He comes into contact with mutineers. Will he escape imprisonment and get to Tahiti?

O autorze

Melville, Herman Herman Melville war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller, dessen Roman Moby-Dick zu einem der bekanntesten Werke in der Weltliteratur wurde.