Michener score a books 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. James a michener books biography and list of works. About the drifters rings with authentic detail and clearly descriptive sights and smells. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. However, there are some long and tedious sections especially the one building up. 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. Albert michener, born around 1907, won the pulitzer prize for his first fiction, tales of the south pacific. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prize winning. Michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of disenchanted youth during the vietnam era. 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. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. I first read the drifters in 1973 whilst living and working in amsterdam, the netherlands.
James michener list of movies and tv shows tv guide. In his triumphant best seller, james michener unfolds a powerful and. In this triumphant bestseller, renowned novelist james a. Michener served on the advisory council to nasa and the. Michener 19071997 was an american author of historical fiction and nonfiction. James michener full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. This book presents micheners analysis of his own writing and that of his peershis reflections, remembrances, and stories of his youthful encounters with the e.
Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. I reject empire and vietnam and placing a man on the moon. The drifters by james michener revolutionaries do not have to be p aupers. 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. Buy the drifters by james a michener online at alibris. The bull running was particularly interesting i had certainly heard plenty about it before, but this version was especially captivating. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read caribbean. 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. This is the hardcover stated random first edition from 1971. The source by james michener is one of my alltime favorites. Apart from the wellknown actual people, events, and locales that figure in the narrative, all names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the drifters. Michener was a first class story teller and although his style maybe a little dated for many of todays modern. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the authors best ideas. The drifters is a novel by pulitzer prizewinning author james a. In his triumphant best seller, james michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of six young. I got to the end of this long book because of the way the author developed the characters at the start of the book. There is a fair amount of drama concerning the 60s drug culture. Rings with authentic detail and clearly descriptive sights and smells. It is very much a book of its time a michener classic. The drifters by james a michener, 9780812986723, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The bestselling book was adapted into the popular musical and film, south pacific. The drifters in this triumphant bestseller, renowned novelist james a.
Publishers weekly the drifters conveys a sense of a new time, a new generation. 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. Against exotic backdrops, including spain, morocco, and mozambique, he weaves together the heady dream. Micheners numerous bestselling novels also included the. James a michener biography 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.
In this triumphant best seller, renowned novelist james a. Dust jacket has light bumping to edges, otherwise in good condition. I reread last year and it continues to evoke the late 1960searly 1970s for me. 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.
James was born on february 3, 1907 in new york, united states. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Michener, which i gave 2 out of 5 stars because it just really wasnt my cup of tea. The drifters is to the generation gap what the source was to israel. Book is in good condition, clean and unmarked with tight binding. With the sure touch of a master, michener pulls us into the private world of these unforgettable characters, exposing their innermost desires with remarkable candor and infinite compassion. Michener, quote from the drifters i can no longer take war or promotion or big income or a large house seriously. Michemer probably envied my contemporaries who could travel the world so freely until i read about these experiences and the futility for most, as expressed by fairbanks. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Both the cover no dj and the book are in very good condition. 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. Publishers weekly in this triumphant bestseller, renowned novelist james a. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. 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.