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Sign in to saveTypee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is American writer Herman Melville's first book, published in 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is based on Melville's experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842, supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and research from other books. The title comes from the valley of Taipivai, once known as Taipi.
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- Author
- Herman Melville
- First published
- 1840
- Editions
- 216
- Subjects
- Fiction, Indigenous peoples, Sailors, Social life and customs, American Sea stories, Description and travel, Gift books, Autobiographical fiction
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- Typee
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- First American edition title page
- Book.author
- Herman Melville
- Book.country
- United States, England
- Book.language
- English
- Book.genre
- Travel literature
- Book.media_type
- Book.followed_by
- Omoo
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- Typee
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- 1846-02-26
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- A Peep at Polynesian Life
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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is American writer Herman Melville's first book, published in 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is based on Melville's experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842, supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and research from other books. The title comes from the valley of Taipivai, once known as Taipi.
Typee was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime; it made him notorious as the "man who lived among the cannibals".