In his triumphant best seller, james michener unfolds a powerful and. Publishers weekly the drifters conveys a sense of a new time, a new generation. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prize winning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesapeake, centennial, texas, caribbean, and caravans. Michener, the pulitzer prizewinning master of the historical saga, returns to his beloved spain with this magical novel of seville at easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights, deep pietyand the possibility of m. The bestselling book was adapted into the popular musical and film, south pacific. I hated space because in it michener decided to fictionalize the space program. Micheners numerous bestselling novels also included the. James was born on february 3, 1907 in new york, united states. Michener s writing makes these freespirited characters come alive and if you were a teen trying to find your way in the 60s, this fiction story will appeal to you. My suggestion is you have a series of maps available to you as i was totally unfamiliar with most of the settings that the drifters travelled to.
The compelling true story of a brave, embattled people. His first novel, tales of the south pacific, which inspired the rodgers and hammerstein musical south pacific, won the 1948 pulitzer prize for fiction. Jul 01, 2003 buy the drifters reissue by michener, james a. Michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of disenchanted youth during the vietnam era. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesapeake, centennial, texas, caribbean, and caravans, and the memoir the world is my home. The drifters the free library of philadelphia overdrive. See more ideas about michener art museum, james a michener, art museum. The source, the drifters, caravans, hawaii, shall i go on. He was director of the texas center for writers at the university of texas. Albert michener, born around 1907, won the pulitzer prize for his first fiction, tales of the south pacific.
February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, the majority of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesa. The drifters is to the generation gap what the source was to israel. See more ideas about james a michener, books and novels. Click download or read online button to get more micheners in america book now. The drifters north central regional library overdrive. In his triumphant best seller, james michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of six young runaways adrift in a world they have created out of dreams, drugs. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Michener was born in 1907 and raised by a quaker woman in pennsylvania. Micheners writing makes these freespirited characters come alive and if you were a teen trying to find your way in the 60s, this fiction story will appeal to you.
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