James A. Michener (1907–1997)
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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 toon meer 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) toon minder
Fotografie: Philadelphia Enquirer
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Werken van James A. Michener
Firstfruits: A Harvest of 25 Years of Israeli Writing (1965) — Redacteur; Introductie — 44 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Best Sellers: The Source | Intern | Hotel St. Gregory | To Sir, With Love (1966) 21 exemplaren
James A. Michener papers 4 exemplaren
Facing East 3 exemplaren
Untitled 3 exemplaren
James A. Michener on the Social Studies (Bulletin (National Council for the Social Studies)) (1991) 3 exemplaren
Polen 2 exemplaren
Frihetens Sjö II 2 exemplaren
Caribbean, Volume 1 of 2 2 exemplaren
THE SCARLET LETTER Easton Press 2 exemplaren
Mot Rymden I 2 exemplaren
Mot Rymden II 2 exemplaren
Frihetens Sjö I 2 exemplaren
Chesapeake, Volume 1 of 2 2 exemplaren
Centennial / Chesapeake / Hawaii 2 exemplaren
Hawaii, Volume 3 of 3 2 exemplaren
Legacy / The Covenant, Volume II 2 exemplaren
The Novel / Texas 2 exemplaren
Hawaii, Chapter 3: From the Farm of Bitterness 2 exemplaren
Caribbean, Volume 3 of 5 2 exemplaren
Caribbean, Volume 5 of 5 2 exemplaren
Hawaii, Chapter 2: From the Sunswept Lagoon 1 exemplaar
Chesapeake / The Novel / Poland / Space 1 exemplaar
A Hawaiian Reader 1 exemplaar
James Michener Collection 1 exemplaar
Caravans 1973 1 exemplaar
Our Heroine — Auteur; Verteller — 1 exemplaar
Caribbean / Space 1 exemplaar
Four Miracles — And a Masterpiece 1 exemplaar
Legado de honra 1 exemplaar
James Michener's Favorite Music of Hawaii 1 exemplaar
El manantial de Israel 1 exemplaar
WHY MAN EXPLORES : NASA 1 exemplaar
Centennial / Caravans / Hawaii # 1 exemplaar
Centennial / The Covenant / Texas / Mexico 1 exemplaar
South Pacific [Original Broadway Cast Recording] [Electronically Re-Channeled for Stereo] 1 exemplaar
The Greatest Adventure 1 exemplaar
Alaska[ALASKA][Paperback] 1 exemplaar
World is My Home (Random House Large Print) Lrg edition by Michener, James A. (1992) Paperback 1 exemplaar
Hawaii, Volume 2 of 3 1 exemplaar
Grand Diplôme Year Book 1983 1 exemplaar
The Bridges at Toko-ri [abridged] 1 exemplaar
Return to Paradise [abridged] 1 exemplaar
Tales of the South Pacific [abridged] 1 exemplaar
Grand Diplôme Year Book 1981 1 exemplaar
America 1 exemplaar
Franklin and Winston: A Portrait of a Friendship 1 exemplaar
The Source, Volume 1 of 4 1 exemplaar
Hawaii, Volume 1 of 3 1 exemplaar
The Bridges at Toko-Ri / Caravans / Sayonara 1 exemplaar
Poland, Volume 2 of 2 1 exemplaar
Hawaii (excerpt: From the Farm of Bitterness) 1 exemplaar
Alaska, Volume 1 of 4 1 exemplaar
Colorado 1 exemplaar
Carovane 1 exemplaar
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Who's Writing This? Notations on the Authorial I, with Self-Portraits {not Antæus} (1995) — Medewerker — 72 exemplaren
South Pacific: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical (Applause Libretto Library) (2014) — Original book — 15 exemplaren
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Golden Moments: A Collection of United States 1984 Commemorative Olympic Issues — Voorwoord — 9 exemplaren
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Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hawaii • Surface at the Pole • Pioneer Go Home • The Lovely Ambition • Village… (1961) — Medewerker — 4 exemplaren
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Gems from the Reader's Digest — Medewerker — 4 exemplaren
Best-In-Books: Twilight for the Gods / 20,000 Miles South / Rascals in Paradise / Lincoln's Commando / Bermuda (1957) — Medewerker — 4 exemplaren
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The Spell of the Pacific: An Anthology of Its Literature — Introductie — 3 exemplaren
Books Abridged: Sayonara, Fire in the Ashes, Adventure Happy, and Cress Delahanty (1954) — Medewerker — 3 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Adventures In Two Worlds • The Bridges At Toko-Ri • Old Herbaceous • Operation… (1954) 2 exemplaren
Um túmulo na areia - Etapas da cirurgia - Trilhas sangrentas - A bruxa de Mount Mellyn - Volta ao paraíso — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
De grote Ceasar; De tijgerkat; De goden van Hawaii; Diamanten voor Janice — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
Reading-for-Men: The Gracious Lily Affair, Tip on a Dead Jockey, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!, They Fought for the Sky,… (1958) — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Trustee from the Toolroom • The Leopard • The Triumph of Surgery • Hawaii (1961) — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 1957,4. Herbst 1957 — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
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Livros Condensados (Unknown Condensed Books) 1 exemplaar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Journey • Killer's Wake • Lady of No Man's Land • Grass Roots (1989) 1 exemplaar
Volume XI: 1. West Wind to Hawaii; 2. The Final Diagnosis; 3. Jungle Girl; 4. Act One: An An Autobiography; 4. Woman of… — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
O Cardeal; A Cidade Que Recusou Morrer; Vento Oeste Para o Havaí; O Caçador de Cavalos — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
Det Bästas Bokval (1956) vol 2 : Broarna vid Toko-Ri; Vinden sveper nedåt Ryder Hill; På lösan sand; Elefant-Bill;… — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 -Centennial etc. 1 exemplaar
Livros Condensados (Unknown Condensed Books) 1 exemplaar
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The Teaching Experience: An Introduction to Education Through Literature (1976) — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Michener, James Albert
- Graflocatie
- Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Texas, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- kidney failure
- Woonplaatsen
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
Austin, Texas, USA - Opleiding
- Swarthmore College
University of Northern Colorado - Beroepen
- Schrijver
- Relaties
- Uys, Errol Lincoln (assistent bij boek Het Verbond)
- Organisaties
- United States Navy (WWII)
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Presidential Medal of Freedom(1977)
Honorary portrait image on a United States postage stamp(2008)
Pulitizer Prize(Fiction ∙ 1948) - Korte biografie
- James A. Michener
- 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.
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Discussies
Michener 'read alikes" in Book Recommendations Requests (mei 2022)
What Are You Reading The Week of 31 January 2015? in What Are You Reading Now? (juli 2015)
Besprekingen
Terug naar het paradijs door James A. Michener
I am not sure this was the book of Michener that I'd read 35 years ago. It was about all islands, each with it's own society. I remember the difference between islands that had been Britisch or French colonies.If anyone knows which other book I've possibly read, tell me :) !
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2.0 out of 5 stars Some interesting observations but much too long, June 23, 2000
Last winter I visited Southern Spain for a short holiday. I took Michener's book with me, a long pocket not too heavy. I have never read a book by Michener before. I found that Michener takes a lot of words to tell his story. Parts of the book are interesting but also a lot is very boring. When I was in the plane back home I stopped at page 500 and never started again with the book. I'll probably not try another Michener.… (meer)
2.0 out of 5 stars Some interesting observations but much too long, June 23, 2000
Last winter I visited Southern Spain for a short holiday. I took Michener's book with me, a long pocket not too heavy. I have never read a book by Michener before. I found that Michener takes a lot of words to tell his story. Parts of the book are interesting but also a lot is very boring. When I was in the plane back home I stopped at page 500 and never started again with the book. I'll probably not try another Michener.… (meer)
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