Novels set in Oceania

Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery. The novel's themes include morality, leadership, and the tension between civility and chaos.

1874 novel by Jules Verne

1896 novel by Herbert George Wells

incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon

1895 novel by Jules Verne

1882 novel by Jules Verne

novel by Norman Mailer

adventure novel by R. M. Ballantyne

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is American writer Herman Melville's first book, published in 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is based on Melville's experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842, supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and research from other books. The title comes from the valley of Taipivai, once known as Taipi.

novel by Adolfo Bioy Casares

novel by James Jones

2008 novel by Terry Pratchett

1908 novel by Henry de Vere Stacpoole

1793 novel by Marquis de Sade

short story by Robert Louis Stevenson

Japanese novel by Tamio Kageyama

short novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne

Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is the second book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1847, and a sequel to his first South Seas narrative Typee, also based on the author's experiences in the South Pacific. After leaving the island of Nuku Hiva, the main character ships aboard a whaling vessel that makes its way to Tahiti, after which there is a mutiny and a third of the crew are imprisoned on Tahiti. In 1949, the narrative was adapted into the exploitation film Omoo-Omoo, the Shark God.

Mardi: and a Voyage Thither is the third book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. Beginning as a travelogue in the vein of the author's two previous efforts, the adventure story gives way to a romance story, which in its turn gives way to a philosophical quest.

1999 novel by Erlend Loe

1948 novel by Astrid Lindgren

2000 novel by Colleen McCullough

2012 novel by Christian Kracht