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Typee: A Romance of the South Seas Audiobook

Name: Typee: A Romance of the South Seas Audiobook
Brand: Interactive Media World
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Author: Herman Melville
ISBN: 9781802560176

By: Herman Melville

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Read By: Sebastian Blackwood Publisher: Interactive Media World Listen Time: 10.00 hours at 1.0x Speed 6.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781802560176

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19:38 minutes

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14:54 minutes

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18:37 minutes

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In "Typee: A Romance of the South Seas," Herman Melville recounts the riveting adventures of Tommo, a sailor who escapes his whaling ship and finds refuge in the seemingly idyllic valley of Typee on a Polynesian island. As Tommo becomes immersed in the lush, exotic lifestyle of the natives, he grapples with the duality of their serene beauty and underlying savagery. Melville's richly descriptive narrative explores themes of cultural conflict, freedom, and the allure of the unknown.

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About Herman Melville

Herman Melville (1819–1891) was born in New York City. Family hardships forced him to leave school for various occupations, including shipping as a cabin boy to Liverpool in 1839—a voyage that sparked his love for the sea. A shrewd social critic and philosopher in his fiction, he is considered an outstanding writer of the sea and a great stylist who mastered both realistic narrative and a rich, rhythmical prose. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and the posthumously published novella Billy Budd.