Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life

Set in the paradise of a South Sea island, "Typee" is a combination of fact and fiction. The tale is a distortion of the life of the Typees and foreshadows the metaphysical precoccupations in Melville's later work with its depiction of the evil and mystery lurking beneath the idyllic setting.

Publisher:

Penguin Classics

Pages:

368

Date Published:

1972-05-30