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| Author | James A. Michener[1] |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | November 20, 1959[2] |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | 937pp. |
Hawaii is a novel by James A. Michener[3] published in 1959, the year that Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state. It has been translated into 32 languages.[4]
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.[citation needed] It is written in episodic format, like many of Michener's works, and narrates the stories of the original Hawaiians who sailed to the islands from Bora Bora, the early American missionaries and merchants, and the Chinese and Japanese immigrants who traveled to work and seek their fortunes in Hawaii. The story begins with the formation of the islands themselves millions of years ago and ends in the mid-1950s. Each section explores the experiences of different groups of arrivals.
- ^ Ali Rothstein (Fall 2001). "Michener, James Albert". Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Books—Authors". The New York Times. November 6, 1959. p. 26.
- ^ Albin Krebs (October 17, 1997). "James Michener, Author of Novels That Sweep Through the History of Places". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ Lum, Doris (date unknown). "Michener, James A.: Hawaii" in "20th-Century American Bestsellers". University of Illinois. Retrieved on 2010-03-24 from http://www3.isrl.illinois.edu/~unsworth/courses/bestsellers/search.cgi?title=Hawaii.