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A retelling of the story of the musical "South Pacific," concerning the lives of officers, nurses, a French expatriate, and natives on the islands of the South Pacific during World War II. Includes discussion of the original Broadway production and its cast.
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- Author
- James A. Michener
- First published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Smithmark Publishers, Harcourt, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780831736903
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**James A. Michener** was born in 1907 and raised by a Quaker woman in Pennsylvania. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy and traveled across the Pacific. His *Tales of the South Pacific* won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947. He lived with his wife in Austin, Texas. He was director of the Texas Center for Writers at the University of Texas.
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