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James A. Michener

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

February 03, 1907

Died

October 16, 1997

Genre

Historical Fiction, History, Biographies & Memoirs

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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 for the year's best short story published by an emerging Canadian writer; founded an MFA program now, named the Michener Center for Writers, at the University of Texas at Austin; and made substantial contributions to the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, best known for its permanent collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist pain ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 300,393 ratings · 11,616 reviews · 150 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hawaii 4.20 avg rating — 71,224 ratings — published 1959 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Centennial 4.24 avg rating — 38,950 ratings — published 1974 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Source 4.29 avg rating — 38,884 ratings — published 1965 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chesapeake 4.18 avg rating — 22,206 ratings — published 1978 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Covenant 4.19 avg rating — 19,359 ratings — published 1980 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Texas 4.09 avg rating — 16,894 ratings — published 1985 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of the South Pacific 4.04 avg rating — 14,179 ratings — published 1947 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alaska 4.12 avg rating — 11,706 ratings — published 1988 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poland (Polen, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 9,201 ratings — published 1983 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drifters 4.04 avg rating — 7,005 ratings — published 1971 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by James A. Michener

“I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.”
― James Michener

tags: writing

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“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.”
― James A. Michener

tags: humor, travel

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“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”
― James A. Michener

tags: character, perseverance, persistence, tenacity

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February 2017 New School Classic Poll

Beloved by Toni Morrison, 324 pgs, 1987

50 votes, 18.9%

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence, 374, 1928

50 votes, 18.9%

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, 607 pgs, 1994

31 votes, 11.7%

I, Claudius by Robert Graves, 468 pgs, 1934

25 votes, 9.5%

The Cider House Rules by John Irving, 973 pgs, 1985

20 votes, 7.6%

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, 231 pgs, 1939

16 votes, 6.1%

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, 355 pgs, 1961

15 votes, 5.7%

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham, 228 pgs, 1951

12 votes, 4.5%

Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler, 216 pgs, 1940

11 votes, 4.2%

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, 236 pgs, 1922

9 votes, 3.4%

The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham, 314 pgs, 1944

8 votes, 3.0%

Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich, 367 pgs, 1984

7 votes, 2.7%

Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges, 174 pgs, 1944

7 votes, 2.7%

Centennial by James A. Michener, 1056 pgs, 1974

3 votes, 1.1%

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