James A. Michener was born in 1907 and raised by a Quaker woman in Pennsylvania. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy and traveled across the Pacific. His Tales of the South Pacific won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947. He lived with his wife in Austin, Texas. He was director of the Texas Center for Writers at the University of Texas.
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Fiction, Fiction, historical, general, History, American literature, Large type books, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, Fiction in English, Historical fiction, Travel, Belletristische Darstellung, Description and travel, Civilization, New York Times reviewed, Social life and customs, United States, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Authorship, Geschichte, Michener, james a. (james albert), 1907-1997, Presidents, American fiction, Americans, Biography, Children's fictionPlaces
United States, Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.), Mexico, Alaska, Amazon rainforest, Australia, Baker Street, Caribbean, Hawaii, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, London, Oceania, Pennsylvania, Poland, Ship-Trap Island, South Africa, South Pacific Ocean, Spain, Texas, Tibet, Verona, AfghanistanPeople
James A. Michener (1907-), James A. Michener (1907-1997), Abram, Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, John H. Watson, Juliet Capulet, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Mr. Merryweather, Paris, Peter, Police Inspector Jones, Romeo MontagueTime
20th century, 1890, 1960, 1970-, 1821-1861, 1945-, 1950-, 1950s to 1970s., 1951, 1951-1980, 1952, 1960-1980, 1981-, 20e siècle, About a Billion years ago to about the middle to late 20th century., Edo period (1603-1868), Post world war two, Revolution, 1956, Spans thousands of years since pre recorded times., To 70 A.D.ID Numbers
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- Wikidata: Q361653
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