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- The creation of one of the most beloved books and Broadway musicals of the century When the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor, James A. Michener was an obscure textbook editor working in New York.
- About the Author: Stephen J. May is the author of Michener: A Writer's Journey, which served as the basis for the PBS documentary James Michener: An Epic Life.
- 192 Pages
- Literary Criticism, American
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About the Book
James Michener's first novel, Tales of the South Pacific, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and the Pulitzer-winning Broadway musical it inspired, South Pacific by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.Book Synopsis
The creation of one of the most beloved books and Broadway musicals of the century When the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor, James A. Michener was an obscure textbook editor working in New York. Within three years, he was a naval officer stationed in the South Pacific. By the end of the decade, he was an accomplished author, well on the way to worldwide fame. Michener's first novel, Tales of the South Pacific, won the Pulitzer Prize. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein used it as the basis for the Broadway musical South Pacific, which also won the Pulitzer. How this all came to be is the subject of Stephen May's Michener's South Pacific. An award-winning biographer of Michener, May was a featured interviewee on the fiftieth-anniversary DVD release of the film version of the musical. During taping, he realized there was much he didn't know about how Michener's experiences in the South Pacific shaped the man and led to his early work. May delves deeply into this formative and turbulent period in Michener's life and career, using letters, journal entries, and naval records to examine how a reserved, middle-aged lieutenant known as "Prof" to his fellow officers became one of the most successful writers of the twentieth century.About the Author
Stephen J. May is the author of Michener: A Writer's Journey, which served as the basis for the PBS documentary James Michener: An Epic Life. He has also written a two-volume biography of Zane Grey and served as technical advisor for the most recent Broadway revival of South Pacific.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.29 Inches (H) x 6.36 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .88 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Stephen J May
Language: English
Street Date: October 7, 2025
TCIN: 1003696125
UPC: 9780813035574
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-3571
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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