The book ends in the 1980s, and i am still amazed at micheners insight into the shaping of postapartheid south. Is this 900page south africa saga much more spotty and illshaped than chesapeake and centennialor does it just seem so because we cant automatically fill in the gaps of history ourselves this time. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Michener now shifts his fictionalizing, schoolmasterly talents to the contemporary world of book publishing, offering clear explanations of simple phenomena but grossly oversimplifying complex. Michener 19071997 was one of the worlds most popular writers. This policy pervaded south african history, but was specifically and violently, specifically enforced by law from 1948 to 1994. Solid binding, clean of any writing or markings, jackets have teeniest of wear at corners. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. 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. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author.
February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, the majority of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. He is wellknown for the amount of research that went into his work in addition. In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, james michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the jewish faith, thousands of years. Michener, as he is popularly known as, is a well known novelist, philanthropist and story writer from pennsylvania, united states. Michener was born in 1907 and raised by a quaker woman in pennsylvania.
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Michener, the pulitzer prizewinning master of the historical saga, returns to his beloved spain with this magical novel of seville at easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights, deep pietyand the possibility of m. 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. Michener, the pulitzer prizewinning master of the historical saga, returns to his beloved spain with this magical novel of seville at easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights. Download audiobooks by james a michener at and save. I spent an entire year reading through the novels of james michener.
Micheners masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two. Like most of micheners books, however, the covenant gives us some insight into the people and places that make up south africa. From the javaborn van doorn family tree springs two great branches. The covenant is an epic novel that attempts to tell the story of southern africa from prehistory to the present time. Reconsidering the astonishing literary legacy of james michener. 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. The covenant by michener, first edition abebooks passion for books. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
I listened to the audiobook if you can even call it that. 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. Michener s masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer. He authored more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific. Micheners take on south africa and its history is an honest attempt to. 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. The covenant is another michener tale that, like history, goes on and on and on. I spent many pleasurable hours listening to the audiobook versions of the. His many fans, however, may well relish the 464page books lack of ambiguity and irony, or any disagreeable dissonances, as michener tells his tale through the points of view in turn. Michener 19071997 was an american author of historical fiction and nonfiction.
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