Hawaii: A Novel - Kindle edition by Michener, James A., Berry, Steve. About James A. Michener. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Hawaii: A Novel. James A. Michener’s most popular book is Hawaii. James A. Michener has 150 books on Goodreads with 492420 ratings. Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. Having been lucky enough to travel there several times in my life, I've been fascinated in the history and culture. James A. 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,… More about James A. Michener Buy James A. Michener eBooks to read online or download in PDF or ePub on your PC, tablet or mobile device. James Michener built his reputation as a writer with his histories of contested lands: Israel ( The Source), Korea ( The Bridges at Toko-Ri), Hawaii, Mexico, Poland, Afghanistan ( Caravans), and so on. The historical correctness of the novel is high, although the narrative about the early Polynesian inhabitants is based more on folklore than anthropological and archaeological sources. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Michener, for those of you not familiar with his writing, was fanatical about detail. ... Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. Hawaii was the first Michener novel I read, more because of my interest in Hawaii the place than in the novel or writer. Hawaii is a novel by James Michener. The novel was published in 1959, the same year Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state.The book has been translated into 32 languages. In Hawaii, Pulitzer Prizewinning author James Michener weaves the classic saga that brought Hawaiis epic history vividly alive to the American public on its initial publication in 1959, and continues to mesmerize even today.