Description or summary of the book: Following 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 colourful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia.
Estimated reading time (average reader): 18H9M19S
Other categories, genre or collection: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Guidebooks, Adventure Books, Classic Books & Novels
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