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James Albert Michener is best known for his sweeping multi-generation historical fiction sagas, usually focusing on and titled after a particular geographical region. His first novel, Tales of the South Pacific, which inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Toward the end of his life, he created the Journey Prize, awarded annually.
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James Albert Michener (/ ˈ m ɪ tʃ ə n ər / or / ˈ m ɪ tʃ n ər /; February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history. Many of his works were bestsellers and were chosen by the Book of the.
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Oct 17, 1997. James A. Michener, who guided millions of readers from the South Pacific to the fringes of space in giant best-selling novels, died Thursday of kidney failure at his home. He was 90.
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James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are epic or historical novels, sweeping sagas covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating much historical fact into the story as well. Michener was best known for the meticulous research behind his work.
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October 16, 1997 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. James A. Michener, a prolific author whose best-selling works ranged from poignant and compassionate stories of men and women in love and war to weighty novels.
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October 16, 1997. James Michener as a child in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. As an infant, James A. Michener was adopted by a widow in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He was born in New York City in 1907, but over the course of a long life, he was never able to learn who his birth parents were. His adopted mother was a hardworking woman who opened her.
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They will also make long layovers, lazy beach weekends, and stretches of time disappear in a sea of historical fascination. These are ten of his biggest and best books of all time. 1. Tales of the South Pacific. Michener is well known for this tome, and it won him his Pulitzer Prize. It was adapted for the stage as the Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Texas is a 1985 novel by American writer James A. Michener (1907-1997), based on the history of Texas.Characters include real and fictional characters spanning hundreds of years, such as explorers, Spanish colonists, American immigrants, German Texan settlers, ranchers, oil men, aristocrats, Chicanos, and others, all based on extensive historical research.
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He was a lifelong philanthropist and donated more than $100 million to various cultural and educational institutions in his lifetime. In his personal life, though, a consistent description of Michener is harder to pinpoint. Perhaps due to his exhausting writing schedule or relentless traveling, Michener maintained only a few close friendships.
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James A. Michener, a master of the epic historical novel and one of America's best-known and most successful writers during a prolific 50-year career, died Thursday at his home in Austin, Texas.
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James Albert Michener was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history. Many of his works were bestsellers and were chosen by the Book of the Month Club. He was also known for the meticulous research that went into his books.