{"product_id":"omoo","title":"Omoo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does freedom mean when you escape a leaking ship, only to find new masters ashore?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Herman Melville’s Omoo, an unnamed young American sailor leaves the Marquesas aboard the Julia. The whaler leaks, Captain Guy is sick, and the crew suffers under harsh treatment. When the ship anchors at Papeete in Tahiti, the sailors refuse to sail again. Getting ashore brings trouble of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrator finds a close companion in Doctor Long Ghost, a witty sailor with a sharp tongue. Their restless adventures open onto a wider portrait of Tahiti, where missionaries, British officials and French naval officers shape island life. Beneath the humor lies a persistent question: how much freedom can a wanderer really keep?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA ship near breaking\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step aboard the Julia, where a leaking hull and angry crew make escape feel urgent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA sharp-tongued companion\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Long Ghost, whose wit and talk carry him through difficulty beside the narrator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTahiti beyond the harbor\u003c\/strong\u003e – Look beyond the ship to an island changed by foreign ships, religion and competing authorities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFreedom with a price\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the pull between wandering at will and needing work, wages and shelter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumor with an edge\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy a wry first-person voice that turns rough company and restless travel into comic adventure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love sea stories, travel writing and sharp-edged humor, or want to explore Melville before Moby-Dick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and join a rover whose search for freedom keeps carrying him onward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534702870876,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/09330_en_ebook-front_c16.jpg?v=1792175109","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/pl\/products\/omoo-pl","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}