James A. Michener (1907–1997)
Autor de El manantial de Israel
Sobre El Autor
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 más 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
Créditos de la imagen: Philadelphia Enquirer
Series
Obras de James A. Michener
Reader's Digest Best Sellers: The Source | Intern | Hotel St. Gregory | To Sir, With Love (1966) 21 copias
James A. Michener papers 4 copias
[no title] 3 copias
James A. Michener on the Social Studies (Bulletin (National Council for the Social Studies)) (1991) 3 copias
Facing East 3 copias
Caribbean, Volume 1 of 2 2 copias
THE SCARLET LETTER Easton Press 2 copias
Polen 2 copias
Chesapeake, Volume 1 of 2 2 copias
Hawaii, Volume 3 of 3 2 copias
Caribbean, Volume 3 of 5 2 copias
Mot Rymden I 2 copias
Centennial / Chesapeake / Hawaii 2 copias
Mot Rymden II 2 copias
The Novel / Texas 2 copias
Frihetens Sjö I 2 copias
Frihetens Sjö II 2 copias
Legacy / The Covenant, Volume II 2 copias
Dynasty 1 copia
Caravans 1973 1 copia
World is My Home (Random House Large Print) Lrg edition by Michener, James A. (1992) Paperback 1 copia
James Michener Collection 1 copia
The Bridges of Toki-Ri 1 copia
A Hawaiian Reader 1 copia
The Bridge at And 1 copia
Alaska[ALASKA][Paperback] 1 copia
The Greatest Adventure 1 copia
Centennial / Caravans / Hawaii 1 copia
RASCALS IN PARADISE 1 copia
WHY MAN EXPLORES : NASA 1 copia
El manantial de Israel 1 copia
THE FIRES OF SPRING 1 copia
Legado de honra 1 copia
Hawaii, Volume 2 of 3 1 copia
Grand Diplôme Year Book 1983 1 copia
Grand Diplôme Year Book 1981 1 copia
Colorado 1 copia
America 1 copia
Alaska, Volume 1 of 4 1 copia
Our Heroine — Autor; Narrador — 1 copia
Poland, Volume 2 of 2 1 copia
Hawaii, Volume 1 of 3 1 copia
The Source, Volume 1 of 4 1 copia
Caribbean / Space 1 copia
Return to Paradise [abridged] 1 copia
Carovane 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Reporting Vietnam: American Journalism 1969-1975, Volume 2 (1998) — Contribuidor — 270 copias, 2 reseñas
On the Firing Line: The Public Life of Our Public Figures (1989) — Contribuidor — 114 copias, 1 reseña
Who's Writing This? Notations on the Authorial I, with Self-Portraits {not Antæus} (1995) — Contribuidor — 72 copias
South Pacific: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical (Applause Libretto Library) (2014) — Original book — 16 copias
Adventures in Two Worlds / The Bridges at Toko-ri / Kiss Me Again, Stranger / Rivets / The Silent World / Story of… (1953) — Contribuidor — 11 copias
Three Great Novels of World War II: Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener / Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen /… (1985) 11 copias
Golden Moments: A Collection of United States 1984 Commemorative Olympic Issues — Prólogo — 9 copias
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 copias
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hawaii • Surface at the Pole • Pioneer Go Home • The Lovely Ambition • Village… (1961) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Monarch of Goddess Island • East of Eden • The Anatomy of a Crime • Return to… (1956) 4 copias
Readers Digest Condensed Books: The Man With the Golden Gun • The Vine and the Olive • The Source • Geordie •… (1966) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Best-In-Books: Twilight for the Gods / 20,000 Miles South / Rascals in Paradise / Lincoln's Commando / Bermuda (1957) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Cold Harbour • Something to Hide • Journey • Landscape of Lies 3 copias
Best-in-Books: Jubilee / Greenwillow / This Great Big Wonderful World / The Mind Goes Forth / ...And the Rain My Drink (1956) 3 copias, 1 reseña
Books Abridged: Sayonara, Fire in the Ashes, Adventure Happy, and Cress Delahanty (1954) — Contribuidor — 3 copias
The Spell of the Pacific: An Anthology of Its Literature — Introducción — 3 copias
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Adventures In Two Worlds • The Bridges At Toko-Ri • Old Herbaceous • Operation… (1954) 2 copias
De grote Ceasar; De tijgerkat; De goden van Hawaii; Diamanten voor Janice — Contribuidor — 2 copias, 1 reseña
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 copias
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Trustee from the Toolroom • The Leopard • The Triumph of Surgery • Hawaii (1961) — Autor — 2 copias
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 1957,4. Herbst 1957 — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Um túmulo na areia - Etapas da cirurgia - Trilhas sangrentas - A bruxa de Mount Mellyn - Volta ao paraíso — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Journey • Killer's Wake • Lady of No Man's Land • Grass Roots (1989) 1 copia
Selezione del libro: i grandi successi condensati contiene: La sposa di Harry Black - Segnale trentadue - Ritorno al… — Contribuidor — 1 copia
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 copia
O Cardeal; A Cidade Que Recusou Morrer; Vento Oeste Para o Havaí; O Caçador de Cavalos — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Keizerlijk bezoek; Laten wij opnieuw beginnen; Jeremy Todd; De bruggen bij Toko-ri — Contribuidor — 1 copia, 1 reseña
Selezione del libro. Marnie. I ponti di Toko-Ri. I cacciatori di microbi. La landa senza stelle. (1963) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
The Teaching Experience: An Introduction to Education Through Literature (1976) — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Michener, James Albert
- Lugar de sepultura
- Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Texas, USA
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- kidney failure
- Lugares de residencia
- Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
Austin, Texas, USA - Educación
- Swarthmore College
University of Northern Colorado - Ocupaciones
- Schrijver
- Relaciones
- Uys, Errol Lincoln (assistent bij boek Het Verbond)
- Organizaciones
- United States Navy (WWII)
- Premios y honores
- Presidential Medal of Freedom(1977)
Honorary portrait image on a United States postage stamp(2008)
Pulitizer Prize(Fiction ∙ 1948) - Biografía breve
- 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.
Miembros
Debates
Michener 'read alikes" en Book Recommendations Requests (mayo 2022)
What Are You Reading The Week of 31 January 2015? en What Are You Reading Now? (julio 2015)
Reseñas
Listas
THE WAR ROOM (1)
Time-Sweep Novels (10)
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