James Michener es célebre por sus extensas sagas históricas multigeneracionales, a menudo centradas en regiones geográficas específicas y nombradas en consecuencia. Su enfoque narrativo profundiza en la historia y la cultura de estas localidades, dando vida al pasado a través de detalles meticulosamente investigados. La obra de Michener ofrece a los lectores exploraciones épicas de la experiencia humana en escenarios ricos e inmersivos.
A brilliant tale of love and war, SAYONARA tells the story of Major Lloyd Gruver, son of an army general stationed in Japan, dating a general's daughter, and happy with his life. He didn't understand the soldiers who fell in love with Japanese girls. Then he met Hana-ogi. After that nothing mattered anymore. Nothing but her....
James A. Michener’s masterly chronicle of South Africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents who carve an empire out of a vast wilderness. From the Java-born Van Doorn family tree springs two great branches: one nurtures lush vineyards, the other settles the interior to become the first Trekboers and Afrikaners. The Nxumalos, inhabitants of a peaceful village unchanged for centuries, unite warrior tribes into the powerful Zulu nation. And the wealthy Saltwoods are missionaries and settlers who join the masses to influence the wars and politics that ravage a nation. Rivalries and passions spill across the land of The Covenant, a story of courage and heroism, love and loyalty, and cruelty and betrayal, as generations fight to forge a new world. Praise for The Covenant “A prodigious endeavor . . . Nowhere else could an American reader unfamiliar with South Africa get so full an understanding of its problems in so engaging a form.”—The New York Times Book Review
Focusing on the adventurous seafarers of the Chesapeake Bay, this special edition features evocative artwork by John Moll. It draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning Chesapeake, capturing the essence of the bay's wildlife and the lives of watermen, highlighting their pastimes, rivalries in hunting and oystering, and the spirit of their community. The combination of stunning illustrations and compelling storytelling makes this work a unique tribute to a vibrant culture and landscape.
In this compelling novel, Michener sweeps readers back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago, to experience the entire colorful history of the JewsQfrom the lives of the early Hebrews to the impact of Christianity, the Crusades, and the Spanish Inquisition to present-day Israel and the Middle-East conflict. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Essays and photographs explore Philadelphia's religion, politics, industry, culture, ethnic diversity, farming life, and artistry
A story by the author of novels such as Space, Hawaii, Texas and Centennial.
A stunning panorama of the West, "'Centennial" is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white men and women, the cowboys, and the foreigners, it is a story of trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters--all caught up in the dramatic events and violent conflicts that shaped the destiny of our legendary West.
