Omoo (Penguin Classics)

作者 Herman Melville著
出版社 Penguin Classics
出版时间 2007年7月
ISBN 9780143104926
定价 118.20

内容简介

FollowingthecommercialandcriticalsuccessofTypee,HermanMelvillecontinuedhisseriesofSouthSeaadventure-romanceswithOmoo.NamedafterthePolynesiantermforarover,orsomeonewhoroamsfromislandtoisland,OmoochroniclesthetumultuouseventsaboardaSouthSeawhalingvesselandisbasedonMelville'spersonalexperiencesasacrewmemberonashipsailingthePacific.Fromrecuitingamongthenativesforsailorstohandlingdesertersandevenmutiny,Melvillegivesafirst-personaccountoflifeasasailorduringthenineteenthcenturyfilledwithcolourfulcharactersandvividdescriptionsofthefar-flunglocalesofPolynesia.

作者简介

HermanMelville(1819-1891),authorofMobyDick,Typee,andBillyBudd,isconsideredoneofthegreatestAmericannovelists.MaryK.BercawEdwardsisassociateprofessorofEnglishattheUniversityofConnecticut,pastpresidentoftheMelvilleSociety,andauthorofMelville'sSources.

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