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Based on Melville's real-life experiences after having jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands, his first novel was extremely popular, provoking public skepticism until the events within were corroborated by a fellow castaway. Typee is properly considered a work of fiction, as the three weeks stay on which the author based his story is here extended to four months, and the book is supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and adaptation of material from other Pacific exploration books of the time. The title refers to the province of Tai Pi Vai. Typee was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime; making him notorious as the man who lived among the cannibals.
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"Exquisite! I wonder how often Melville thought of sweet Fayaway, or the final kindness of Marheyo, or the general carefree paradise of Typee when he was in his later life, obscure and forgotten, working a bleak office job in Manhattan. "
— christopher (5 out of 5 stars)
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" He made me feel like I was there. "
— Space, 12/28/2010 -
" An excellent book. Probably shouldn't have read it during Real Estate Transactions class over an 8 week period, but it's ok. "
— Stuart, 11/15/2010 -
" great every one should read this book! "
— Jim, 8/18/2010 -
" A entertaining and at times suspensful book. Starts a little slow, but develops well once you give it a chance. Sometimes reads as a travel review and then guickly turns into a tragedy. "
— Kyle, 6/5/2010 -
" Easily one of my favorites. Read the whole thing on my computer while in China thanks to project Gutenberg. "
— Shane, 11/18/2009 -
" Typee is my favorite Melville work. "
— Athena, 8/21/2009
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.
About Eric G. Dove
Eric G. Dove is a multiple Earphones Award–winning narrator, and his credits include more than one hundred audiobooks. He is also an accomplished musician and a budding author, who published Ghosts of Royston in 2013. He is a graduate of Ohio State University.