Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read caravans. Bound by the monastery hill bindery in full brown morocco stamped in gilt foot of inside back cover, raised bands, spine lettered in gilt, t. The stars seemed enormous, but what surprised me most was the fact that they dropped right to the horizon, so that to the east some rose out of dunes while to the west other crept beneath piles of shale. Michener and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Albert michener, born around 1907, won the pulitzer prize for his first fiction, tales of the south pacific. A novel of afghanistan kindle edition by michener, james a. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 stars rating from biblio customers. Caravans james michener 1201 book club onli export. 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. Combining fact with riveting adventure and intrigue, michener follows a. Michener random house, 1963 book club, first edition rare first published in 1963, james a. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
A novel of afghanistan paperback september 9, 2003. Embassy in kabul in the days just after the end of world war ii. Michener s gripping chronicle of the social and political landscape of afghanistan is more relevant now than ever. Slightly cocked, else near fine in fine dustwrapper. In his 1963 novel caravans, bestselling author james a. Michener s numerous bestselling novels also included the. Written sixteen years before the soviet invasion of afghanistan that would spark three decades of war, caravans takes the reader even farther back than micheners own time to the u. The book is about a diplomat from the us who was sent to find a missing lady. Unveiling the ancient afghan beauty caravans james a. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. James albert michener was an american author born on february 3, 1907 in. Michener books caravans hardcover book caravans 1st edition book revivalshopvintage 5 out of 5 stars 286.
First published in 1963, caravans, by james a michener, is one of the first stories to come out of afghanistan. He would go on to publish more than 40 books that involved the incorporation of. Caravans, james micheners 1963 novel about the then largely unknown country of afghanistan, is a historical novel in more ways than one. After an impetuous american girl, ellen jasper, marries a youn. Michener 1963 first printing hardcover book of month club 5 out of 5 stars 1 1 product ratings caravans james a. The caravans community note includes chapterbychapter summary and. A timeless tale of love and emotional drama set against the backdrop of one of the most important countries in the world today. The drifters is a novel by pulitzer prizewinning author james a. Combining fact with riveting adventure and intrigue, michener follows a military man. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.
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. Caravans by james a michener first edition 1963 from. Buy caravans by james a michener online at alibris. James a michener books biography and list of works author. The novel centers on mark miller, a young american diplomat stationed in 1946 kabul, who is charged to find ellen, a woman who married an americaneducated afghan named nazrullah and then disappeared. James a mic hener biography and list of works james a mic hener books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading caravans.
The novel follows six young characters from diverse backgrounds and various countries as their paths meet and they travel together through parts of spain, portugal, morocco and mozambique. Combining fact with riveting adventure and intrigue, michener follows a military man tasked, in the years. At just 336 pages, caravans is a tight, talky, and wonderfully insightful piece of work set entirely in afghanistan. The protagonist, mark miller, is stationed in kabul at the american embassy and is given the assignment of an investigation to find a young woman, ellen jasper, also from the united states, who has disappeared after her marriage to an afghan national thirteen months. I read it in about 1971 and would have loved to be one of the characters from the book. In his triumphant best seller, james michener unfolds a powerful and. Michener has 154 books on goodreads with 540566 ratings. Michener 1963 first printing hardcover book of month club. In this romantic adventure of wild afghanistan, master storyteller james michener mixes the allure of the past with the dangers of today.
Michener books caravans sayonara return to paradise set of three books. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. A timeless tale of love and emotional drama set against the backdrop of one of the most important countries in the world today, caravans captures the tension of. James michener signed caravans 1963 adventure afghanistan history hcdj.
Michener books caravans sayonara return to paradise set of three books ocbookshoppe. James michener 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. The story is set in afghanistan immediately following world war ii. James a mic hener biography james albert michener february 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, most of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Caravans first printing 1963 hardcover book by james a. This is an old adventure novel that was written in the 60s.
Michener has 154 books on goodreads with 540626 ratings. Michener creates a compelling story of a search across afganistan, of a desert journey by jeep and then journey by foothorsecamel that allows him to portray some of the grandeur and history of afganistan and its people post world war ii. 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. From the javaborn van doorn family tree springs two great branches. Combining fact with riveting adventure and intrigue, michener follows a military man tasked, in the years after world war ii, with a dangerous assignment. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Like all of micheners books this one was exceptional. Michener has done for afghanistan what his last book did for hawaii and his first one did for the south pacific. The bestselling book was adapted into the popular musical and film, south pacific. Michener caravans book club edition hardcover new york random house 1963 very good in a very good dust jacket. James a michener books biography and list of works. Very good with small discolored spot on top edge and two small stains on front cover, one of which has a tiny hole in the center.
Micheners gripping chronicle of the social and political landscape of afghanistan is more relevant now than ever. 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, more about james a. Written as memoir of an employee of the american embassy, it vividly captures the complicated afghan life, in the post worldwar ii era. James michener, who was not to publish caravans until nine years later. He eventually finds her and has her sent back to the states.
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