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Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is the second book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1847, and a sequel to his first South Seas narrative Typee, also based on the author's experiences in the South Pacific.
- Herman Melville
- 1847
Omoo, the new work (Harpers, pub.) by Mr. Melville, author of Typee, affords two well printed volumes of the most readable sort of reading. The question whether these stories be authentic or not has, of course, not so much to do with their interest.
8 de ene. de 2024 · A review of Melville's second novel, "Omoo". A great novel with a fun cast of characters, a very contemporary liquid world, and the drama of workplace resist...
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- Evan Lampe
Omoo: Una narrativa de aventuras en los mares del sur es el segundo libro del escritor estadounidense Herman Melville, publicado por primera vez en Londres en 1847, y una secuela de su primer Narrativa del Mar del Sur Typee, también basada en las experiencias del autor en el Pacífico Sur. Tras abandonar la isla de Nuku Hiva, el protagonista ...
Omoo, novel by Herman Melville, published in 1847 as a sequel to his novel Typee. Based on Melville’s own experiences in the South Pacific, this episodic novel, in a more comical vein than that of Typee, tells of the narrator’s participation in a mutiny on a whale ship and his subsequent wanderings.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
Complete summary of Herman Melville's Omoo. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Omoo.
