{"product_id":"tales-of-the-south-pacific","title":"Tales of the South Pacific","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction by Steve Berry--Page 1 of cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for James A. Michener and \u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Truly one of the most remarkable books to come out of [World War II] . . . Michener is a born storyteller.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Riveting and emotional . . . Ever since James Michener wrote \n\u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific, \u003c\/i\u003ethe dreamers among us have been searching for our own Bali Ha'i.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Atmospheric . . . [ \n\u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e marks] the beginning of Michener's long exploration of what happens when cultures connect, or fail to.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Few writers changed the face of American fiction as profoundly as did James Michener.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJames A. Michener\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the world's most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \n\u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific, \u003c\/i\u003ethe bestselling novels \n\u003ci\u003eThe Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eCaravans, \u003c\/i\u003eand the memoir \n\u003ci\u003eThe World Is My Home\u003c\/i\u003e. Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Line\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWinner of the Pulitzer Prize; #1 New York Times bestselling author; Introduction by Steve Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific \u003c\/i\u003eis the iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that inspired a Broadway classic and launched the career of James A. Michener, one of America's most beloved storytellers. This thrilling work invites the reader to enter the exotic world of the South Pacific and luxuriate in the endless ocean, the coconut palms, the waves breaking into spray against the reefs, the full moon rising behind the volcanoes. And yet here also are the men and women caught up in the heady drama of World War II: the young Marine who falls for a beautiful Tonkinese girl; the Navy nurse whose prejudices are challenged by a French aristocrat; and all the soldiers and sailors preparing for war against the seemingly peaceful backdrop of a tropical paradise. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for James A. Michener and \u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Truly one of the most remarkable books to come out of [World War II] . . . Michener is a born storyteller.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Riveting and emotional . . . Ever since James Michener wrote \n\u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific, \u003c\/i\u003ethe dreamers among us have been searching for our own Bali Ha'i.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Atmospheric . . . [ \n\u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e marks] the beginning of Michener's long exploration of what happens when cultures connect, or fail to.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Few writers changed the face of American fiction as profoundly as did James Michener.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michener, James A\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2014-09-09\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction \/ Historical \/ General|Fiction \/ Romance \/ Historical - General|Fiction \/ War \u0026amp; Military|Fiction \/ Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e World War, 1939-1945|Oceania|War stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812986358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780812986358\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52374431367449,"sku":"SP-9780812986358","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780812986358_spiral.png?v=1778473362","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/tales-of-the-south-pacific","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}