The protagonist of a novel by this author receives permission to take canoe rides with the beautiful Fayaway.
The protagonist of a novel by this author receives permission to take canoe rides with the beautiful Fayaway. In that novel by this author, the protagonist and his friend Toby desert the Dolly and surrender to a tribe of cannibals led by Mehevi. A character created by this author listens to a sermon that asks: "What is man that he should live out the lifetime of his God?", delivered by Father Mapple. This author wrote "A Peep at Polynesian Life" titled Typee, and a novel that ends with its protagonist clinging on to Queequeg's coffin after the sinking of the Pequod. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about Ahab's relentless pursuit of "The Whale" in Moby-Dick. 
The protagonist of a novel by this author receives permission to take canoe rides with the beautiful Fayaway.
Herman Melville