James A. Michener (1907–1997)
Autor(a) de The Source
About the Author
James A. Michener, 1907 - 1997 James Albert Michener was born on February 3, 1907 in Doylestown, Pa. He earned an A.B. from Swarthmore College, an A.M. from Colorado State College of Education, and an M.A. from Harvard University. He taught for many years and was an editor for Macmillan Publishing mostrar mais Company. His first book, "Tales of the South Pacific," derived from Michener's service in the Pacific in World War II, won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical South Pacific, which won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Michener completed close to 40 novels. Some other epic works include "Hawaii," "Centennial," "Space," and "Caribbean." He also wrote a significant amount of nonfiction including his autobiography "The World Is My Home." Among his many other honors, James Michener received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. He was married to Patti Koon in 1935; they divorced in 1948. He married Vange Nord in 1948 (divorced 1955) and Mari Yoriko Sabusawa in 1955 (deceased 1994). He died in 1997 in Austin, Texas. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por James A. Michener
Reader's Digest Best Sellers: The Source | Intern | Hotel St. Gregory | To Sir, With Love (1966) 20 exemplares
James A. Michener papers 4 exemplares
Facing East 3 exemplares
James A. Michener on the Social Studies (Bulletin (National Council for the Social Studies)) (1991) 3 exemplares
[no title] 3 exemplares
Polen 2 exemplares
Caribbean, Volume 1 of 2 2 exemplares
Hawaii, Chapter 3: From the Farm of Bitterness 2 exemplares
Chesapeake, Volume 1 of 2 2 exemplares
Hawaii, Volume 3 of 3 2 exemplares
The Novel / Texas 2 exemplares
Frihetens Sjö II 2 exemplares
Centennial / Chesapeake / Hawaii 2 exemplares
Caribbean, Volume 3 of 5 2 exemplares
Caribbean, Volume 5 of 5 2 exemplares
Frihetens Sjö I 2 exemplares
Mot Rymden II 2 exemplares
Mot Rymden I 2 exemplares
Legacy / The Covenant, Volume II 2 exemplares
THE SCARLET LETTER Easton Press 1 exemplar
Legado de honra 1 exemplar
World is My Home (Random House Large Print) Lrg edition by Michener, James A. (1992) Paperback 1 exemplar
Colorado 1 exemplar
A Hawaiian Reader 1 exemplar
Four Miracles — And a Masterpiece 1 exemplar
Alaska, Volume 1 of 4 1 exemplar
James Michener's Favorite Music of Hawaii 1 exemplar
El manantial de Israel 1 exemplar
Centennial / Caravans / Hawaii 1 exemplar
Centennial / The Covenant / Texas / Mexico 1 exemplar
South Pacific [Original Broadway Cast Recording] [Electronically Re-Channeled for Stereo] 1 exemplar
The Greatest Adventure 1 exemplar
Chesapeake / The Novel / Poland / Space 1 exemplar
Caribbean / Space 1 exemplar
Grand Diplôme Year Book 1981 1 exemplar
Grand Diplôme Year Book 1983 1 exemplar
Our Heroine — Autor; Narrador — 1 exemplar
Poland, Volume 2 of 2 1 exemplar
Hawaii, Chapter 2: From the Sunswept Lagoon 1 exemplar
The Bridges at Toko-ri [abridged] 1 exemplar
Return to Paradise [abridged] 1 exemplar
Tales of the South Pacific [abridged] 1 exemplar
America 1 exemplar
The Source, Volume 1 of 4 1 exemplar
Hawaii, Volume 2 of 3 1 exemplar
Hawaii, Volume 1 of 3 1 exemplar
The Bridges at Toko-Ri / Caravans / Sayonara 1 exemplar
Alaska[ALASKA][Paperback] 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Who's Writing This? Notations on the Authorial I, with Self-Portraits {not Antæus} (1995) — Contribuidor — 72 exemplares
South Pacific: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical (Applause Libretto Library) (2014) — Original book — 15 exemplares
Adventures in Two Worlds / The Bridges at Toko-ri / Kiss Me Again, Stranger / Rivets / The Silent World / Story of… (1953) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Three Great Novels of World War II: Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener / Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen /… (1985) 11 exemplares
Golden Moments: A Collection of United States 1984 Commemorative Olympic Issues — Prefácio — 8 exemplares
Best-in-Books The Silver Chalice; A King's Story; A Man Called Peter; The Day Chist Died; Kids Say the Darndest Things;… (1960) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hawaii • Surface at the Pole • Pioneer Go Home • The Lovely Ambition • Village… (1961) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
The Spell of the Pacific: An Anthology of Its Literature — Introdução — 4 exemplares
Readers Digest Condensed Books: The Man With the Golden Gun • The Vine and the Olive • The Source • Geordie •… (1966) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Gems from the Reader's Digest — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Best-In-Books: Twilight for the Gods / 20,000 Miles South / Rascals in Paradise / Lincoln's Commando / Bermuda (1957) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Monarch of Goddess Island • East of Eden • The Anatomy of a Crime • Return to… (1956) 3 exemplares
Best-in-Books: Jubilee / Greenwillow / This Great Big Wonderful World / The Mind Goes Forth / ...And the Rain My Drink (1956) 3 exemplares
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Cold Harbour • Something to Hide • Journey • Landscape of Lies 3 exemplares
Books Abridged: Sayonara, Fire in the Ashes, Adventure Happy, and Cress Delahanty (1954) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Um túmulo na areia - Etapas da cirurgia - Trilhas sangrentas - A bruxa de Mount Mellyn - Volta ao paraíso — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Adventures In Two Worlds • The Bridges At Toko-Ri • Old Herbaceous • Operation… (1954) 2 exemplares
De grote Ceasar; De tijgerkat; De goden van Hawaii; Diamanten voor Janice — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Reading-for-Men: The Gracious Lily Affair, Tip on a Dead Jockey, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!, They Fought for the Sky,… (1958) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Trustee from the Toolroom • The Leopard • The Triumph of Surgery • Hawaii (1961) — Autor — 2 exemplares
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 1957,4. Herbst 1957 — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Journey • Killer's Wake • Lady of No Man's Land • Grass Roots (1989) 1 exemplar
Selezione del libro: i grandi successi condensati contiene: La sposa di Harry Black - Segnale trentadue - Ritorno al… — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Livros Condensados (Unknown Condensed Books) 1 exemplar
Volume XI: 1. West Wind to Hawaii; 2. The Final Diagnosis; 3. Jungle Girl; 4. Act One: An An Autobiography; 4. Woman of… — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
O Cardeal; A Cidade Que Recusou Morrer; Vento Oeste Para o Havaí; O Caçador de Cavalos — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Det Bästas Bokval (1956) vol 2 : Broarna vid Toko-Ri; Vinden sveper nedåt Ryder Hill; På lösan sand; Elefant-Bill;… — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 -Centennial etc. 1 exemplar
Livros Condensados (Unknown Condensed Books) 1 exemplar
Selezione del libro. Marnie. I ponti di Toko-Ri. I cacciatori di microbi. La landa senza stelle. (1963) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
The Teaching Experience: An Introduction to Education Through Literature (1976) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Keizerlijk bezoek; Laten wij opnieuw beginnen; Jeremy Todd; De bruggen bij Toko-ri — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Michener, James Albert
- Localização do túmulo
- Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Texas, USA
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Causa da morte
- kidney failure
- Locais de residência
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
Austin, Texas, USA - Educação
- Swarthmore College
University of Northern Colorado - Ocupações
- Schrijver
- Relações
- Uys, Errol Lincoln (assistent bij boek Het Verbond)
- Organizações
- United States Navy (WWII)
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Presidential Medal of Freedom(1977)
Honorary portrait image on a United States postage stamp(2008)
Pulitizer Prize(Fiction ∙ 1948)
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- De wereld is mijn thuis
- Historische romans op basis van gedegen onderzoek
- Bewogen leven
James A. Michener (1907-1997) had geen makkelijke jeugd: hij verloor al zeer jong zijn ouders en kende als kind veel armoede. In de Tweede Wereldoorlog was hij onder meer piloot en beleefde enkele crashes. Over deze tijd schreef hij onder meer in Tales of the South Pacific (1947), zijn debuutroman die meteen bekroond werd met de Pulitzer Prize.
Het zijn meestal lijvige werken, maar de romans van Michener zijn nog altijd zeer de moeite waard. Hij schreef tientallen (overwegend) historische romans. Zijn verhalen gaan letterlijk de hele wereld over: de onderwerpen die hij behandelt betreffen vaak de geschiedenis van een bepaald land. Michener was zelf ook een fervent reiziger: zo heeft hij de meeste landen ter wereld wel bezocht.
Research
Het werk van Michener wordt gekenmerkt door grondige research en gedegen kennis van het onderwerp waarover hij schrijft. Meestal werkte hij jarenlang aan een boek.
Membros
Discussions
Michener 'read alikes" em Book Recommendations Requests (Maio 2022)
What Are You Reading The Week of 31 January 2015? em What Are You Reading Now? (Julho 2015)
Críticas
Listas
THE WAR ROOM (1)
1950s (1)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 165
- Also by
- 99
- Membros
- 44,348
- Popularidade
- #374
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 572
- ISBN
- 1,001
- Línguas
- 18
- Marcado como favorito
- 113