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Buy tales of the south pacific 1st ballantine books ed by michener, james a. As a kid i had no idea that the musical was based on a book but, at the beginning of the. The first edition of the novel was published in 1959, and was written by james a. I love the musicals and south pacific by rogers and hammerstein was one of he first ones i ever saw. Truly one of the most remarkable books to come out of the war.
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Tales of the south pacific is the iconic, pulitzer prizewinning masterpiece that inspired a broadway classic and launched the career of james a. Tales of the south pacific is a pulitzer prizewinning collection of sequentially related short stories by james a. Tales of the south pacific book won the pulitzer prize for fiction. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 384 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. 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 first edition of the novel was published in 1947, and was written by james a. President obama and the transpacific partnership find, read and cite all the research you need on. Wednesday the tenth, a tale of the south pacific by grant allen free ebook project gutenberg.
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