First published in 1963, caravans, by james a michener, is one of the first stories to come out of afghanistan. Search hello select your address select your address. Michener,elizabeth webster and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Apr 02, 2015 in general, the michener novels set in wartime are more engaging than those set in peacetime because the author, a war veteran, is particularly adept at crafting conflict. Paperback book the fast free shipping caravans by michener, james a. James michener 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Novel about afghanistan at the close of world war ii, 1946 by michener, james, a and a great selection of related books, art and. James a michener books biography and list of works. Michener has 150 books on goodreads with 494727 ratings. The author talks a lot about the culture of afghanistan. February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author. A novel of afghanistan and millions of other books are available for. It dives right into the heart of the aftermath of world war ii.
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. Caravans by james michener abebooks passion for books. Michener has a wonderful empathy for the wild and free and an understanding of the reasons behind the kind of cruelty that goes with it. Michener s gripping chronicle of the social and political landscape of afghanistan is more relevant now than ever. Readers digest condensed books volume 4 1986 by phyllis a. Caribbean 1989 is an historical novel written by james a. Michener s numerous bestselling novels also included the source, centennial, texas, hawaii, and chesapeake. Michener was witness to some of the last caravan culture that had crossed mountains, deserts and national borders for thousands of years. Michener, as he is popularly known as, is a well known novelist, philanthropist and story writer from pennsylvania, united states. A timeless tale of love and emotional drama set against the backdrop of one of the most important countries in the world today, caravans captures the tension of the postwar period, the sweep of afghanistans remarkable history, and the inescapable allure of the past. Michener 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 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. In straightforward, unadorned prose, michener spins an oldfashioned historical adventure as he follows a british expeditions doomed trek across canada to the klondike gold fields in 18971899. Condition erasure to halftitle, else fine in near fine and bright dust jacket with a light stain to lower rear panel and slight edgewear, edition first edition, first printing. Free download or read online the source pdf epub book.
James a mic hener 1907 1997 james albert michener february 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, most of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. The author mixes fact and fiction, as he notes in the foreword. The source uses, for its central device, a fictional tell in northern israel called makor. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Michener 19071997 was an american author of historical fiction and nonfiction. I had expected caravans to read like the only other michener book ive read, hawaii. Michener s numerous bestselling novels also included the. Its chalk full of adventure and everything complex that makes. Caravans revisited afghanistan of today looks much like caravans of four decades ago for the james a. Seller the hermitage bookshop, member abaa published 1963. Bliss given the events of september 11, 2001, and their aftermath, we reread micheners caravans new york.
Novel about afghanistan at the close of world war ii, 1946 by michener, james, a and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He wrote more than 40 bo oks, most of which were lengthy, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. This first edition, signed by james michener is available at bauman rare books. Albert michener, born around 1907, won the pulitzer prize for his first fiction, tales of the south pacific. The bestselling book was adapted into the popular musical and film, south pacific. It is a survey of the history of the jewish people and the land of israel from premonotheistic days to the birth of the modern state of israel. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The protagonist, mark miller, is stationed in kabul at the american embassy and is given the assignment of an investigation to find a young woman, ellen jasper, also from the united states, who has disappeared after her marriage to an afghan national thirteen months. Michener has 150 books on goodreads with 494659 ratings. Embassy in kabul in the days just after the end of world war ii. 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, more about james a. Michener society newsletter, winter 2002, pages 1415 by g.
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 stars rating from biblio customers. After an impetuous american girl, ellen jasper, marries a young afghan engineer, her parents hear no word from her. I was thrilled when audible announced that several books by james michener were finally available. Michener certainly knows his way around afghanistan, and its culture before the west really started squabbling over it. This is a good story, along with some geography lessons and history. The book is about a diplomat from the us who was sent to find a missing lady. Michener 19071997 american novelist, short story writer, nonfiction writer, essayist, memoirist, and art historian. Michener, who survived a dickensian childhood to win the pulitzer prize with his very first book, published when he was about 40, and then became one of americas favorite storytellers. The protagonist, mark miller, is stationed in kabul at the american embassy and is given the assignment of an investigation to find a young woman, ellen jasper, also from the united states, who has disappeared after her marriage to an afghan national thirteen. Caravans james albert michener by james albert michener and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
James was born on february 3, 1907 in new york, united states. To my great regret i only made it through the first chapter of caravans when i had to stop. James a michener books list of books by james a michener. James michener, author of novels that sweep through the. 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. Even though its set in the 1940s i dont suppose that much has changed really.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Michener served on the advisory council to nasa and the. Mar 03, 2014 the book is about a diplomat from the us who was sent to find a missing lady. Instead, i lived a year of a young american mans life as he comes of age in postwwii afghanistan. In this romantic adventure of wild afghanistan, master storyteller james michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today. In this romantic adventure of wild afghanistan, master storyteller james. He is wellknown for the amount of research that went into his work in addition to the length of his novels 900 pages was a short novel for him. Written sixteen years before the soviet invasion of afghanistan that would spark three decades of war, caravans takes the reader even farther back than micheners own time to the u.
Caravans first edition signed james michener bauman. Michener, was published in 1963 the story is set in afghanistan immediately following world war ii. Buy caravans by james a michener online at alibris. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read caravans. Caravans, james micheners 1963 novel about the thenlargely unknown country of afghanistan, is a historical novel in more ways than one. Michener score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
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. Discount prices on books by james a michener, including titles like classic stories of world war ii word cloud classics. The book was published in 1963 and written from micheners experiences in afghanistan. Michener, which describes and explores the history of the caribbean region from the precolumbian period of the native arawak tribes until about 1990.
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