Herman Melville

Typee Annotated Herman Melville

Typee A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published in early part of 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is based on the author's actual experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands. 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.