The narrator is a businessman who travels a great deal and knew a. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer pri. The bestselling book was adapted into the popular musical and film, south pacific. Sampling of his books that have been made into movies and tv shows.
Buy the drifters by james a michener online at alibris. Everything you need to understand or teach the drifters by james a. Michener served on the advisory council to nasa and the. The novel follows six young characters from diverse backgrounds and various countries as their paths meet and they travel together through parts of spain, portugal, morocco and mozambique. The drifters is a little dated because so much of it was germane to the attitudes or the late 60s. Chicago suntimes michener has slid open a window on the world of the dropout and has spared no effort. Michener, which i gave 2 out of 5 stars because it just really wasnt my cup of tea. He is most famous for writing the multigeneration historical and fictional stories. The characters are clearly mere devices to make observations about the world while the narrative is slow and largely uneventful. Micheners numerous bestselling novels also included the. Chicago suntimes michener has slid open a window on the world of the dropout and has spared no. Michener books are rich in strong narratives, indepth research of facts and extremely welldetailed, seamless merging of that with his imagination. My suggestion is you have a series of maps available to you as i was totally unfamiliar with most of the settings that the drifters travelled to.
In his triumphant best seller, james michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of six young runaways adrift in a world they have created out of dreams, drugs, and dedication to pleasure. Michener, the pulitzer prizewinning master of the historical saga, returns to his beloved spain with this magical novel of seville at easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights, deep pietyand the possibility of m. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were lengthy, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of disenchanted youth during the vietnam era. Only the readers like james michener as his latest novel. The drifters is to the generation gap what the source was to israel. Micheners writers handbook is an invaluable resource for book lovers, editors, and, of course, writersaspiring and accomplished alike. He delved into the drug and music culture from the pointofview of the 60something narrator hanging out with a halfdozen young adults ranging from about 17 to latetwenties. James michener biography, birth date, birth place and pictures.
The drifters by james michener tells the story of six young adults during the 1960s. May 05, 2015 the drifters is to the generation gap what the source was to israel. Michener was born on february 3, 1907 in doylestown, pa. He taught for many years and was an editor for macmillan publishing company. The drifters is a novel by pulitzer prizewinning author james a. Based on exhaustive research and told in micheners immersive prose, hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together. By the time he graduated from high school in 1925, he had visited 45 out of the 48 states. Michener had numerous bestsellers and works selected for book of the month. James michener likes to say, by way of explaining the appeal of his voluminous novels, that in each of them he creates a world for the reader to inhabit. Michener, as he is popularly known as, is a well known novelist, philanthropist and story writer from pennsylvania, united states. Unfollow james michener books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Michener s writing makes these freespirited characters come alive and if you were a teen trying to find your way in the 60s, this fiction story will appeal to you. Michener was a master of description, taking the reader to faraway lands with a delightful fervor. James michener could be said to represent the classic ragstoriches story.
A panoramic narrative of human and animal life on marylands eastern shore focuses on a tensquaremile area at the mouth of the choptank river and the families that settle there, from 1583 to the present. He authored more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesapeake, centennial, texas, caribbean, and caravans, and the memoir the world is my home. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. James michener booklist james michener message board. A panoramic narrative of human and animal life on marylands eastern shore focuses on a tensquaremile area at the mouth of the choptank river. Hawaii, south pacific, the bridges at tokori, sayonara, adventures in paradise, the hawaiians, men of the fighting lady, caravans, centennial, etc. Micheners writing makes these freespirited characters come alive and if you were a teen trying to find your way in the 60s, this fiction story will appeal to you.
Chesapeake by james michener, first edition abebooks. Publishers weekly in this triumphant bestseller, renowned novelist james a. James michener is credited as author, hawaii, the drifters, pulitzer prize for fiction. Michener james albert michener was born in 1907 to unknown parents and raised as an orphan in the care of widow mabel michener of doylestown, pennsylvania. Publishers weekly the drifters conveys a sense of a new time, a new generation. The years that followed, with their great variety of odd jobs and experience, were an important part of his early education. Michener begins with the geologic formation of hawaii and ends with its entry as the 50th state. The drifters was published in 1971, and thus was entirely. The book is a staggering paiella of information culled from history, conversations, literature and micheners stays there for over thirty years. Should they evade the draft, or take their chances of avoiding the. Chicago suntimes michener has slid open a window on the world of the dropout and has spared no effort to make the reader aware of this new world.
His many fans, however, may well relish the 464page books lack of ambiguity and irony, or any disagreeable dissonances, as michener tells his tale through the points of view in turn. Michener je takoder bio poznat po izuzetnom trudu ulaganom u istrazivanje lokacija i vremenskih perioda. Michener s numerous bestselling novels also included the source, centennial, texas, hawaii, and chesapeake. Mar 23, 20 author of generational sagas with historical facts about a geographic area. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the drifters. Addressing challenges specific to both fiction and nonfiction, all the while providing thoughtful and useful solutions, james a. Over the course of a thousand pages and millions of years, we learn how many ethnic groups fought and learned to live in peace. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesapeake, centennial, texas, caribbean, and caravans, and the memoir the world is my home. James albert michener was wellknown for familysagas based in specific geographic locales, incorporating mindblowing historical events and consequential human emotions and experiences.
Lawton, booksellers published c1971 condition very good condition in worn d. In his triumphant best seller, james michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of six young runaways adrift in a world they have created out of dreams, drugs. The drifters novel the drifters is a novel by pulitzer prizewinning author james a. Michener 19071997 was one of the worlds most popular writers. February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author. Michener now shifts his fictionalizing, schoolmasterly talents to the contemporary world of book publishing, offering clear explanations of simple phenomena but grossly oversimplifying complex issues and people.
It is told from the perspective of a middleaged man who befriends the group and serves as a bridge between their world and that of their parents. Really, the drifters is thinly veiled nonfiction, and understood that way we see its real strength. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesa. Albert michener, born around 1907, won the pulitzer prize for his first fiction, tales of the south pacific. James was born on february 3, 1907 in new york, united states. Against exotic backdrops including spain, morocco, and mozambique, he weaves together the heady dreams. Against exotic backdrops including spain, morocco, and mozambique, he weaves together the heady dreams, shocking tribulations, and heartwarming bonds of six young runaways cast adrift in the worldas well as the hedonistic pursuit of drugs and.
The source by james michener, first edition abebooks. See more ideas about books, author and james a michener. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He was born in doylestown, pennsylvania, on february 3, 1907, and abadoned. Michener was born in new york in 1907 and grew up in doylestown, pennsylvania, which he left at fourteen to bum his way crosscountry. Download the study guide whereas a typical michener novel focuses on a specific place from prehistory to the present, the drifters is unique to the michener canon in the sense that it focuses on a specific period, the late 1960s.
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