Tales of the South Pacific
Language: English
1939-1945 1939-1945 - Oceania Action & Adventure American Fiction Fiction - Historical General General & Literary Fiction Historical Historical - General Historical Fiction History Islands of the Pacific Men's Adventure Military Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Modern fiction Oceania Short Stories South Pacific Ocean War & Military War Stories World War World War II
Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 1984, c1974.
Published: Jul 15, 1974
Description:
EDITORIAL REVIEW: "Truly one of the most remarkable books to come out of the war. Mr. Michener is a born story-teller."THE NEW YORK TIMESWinner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for FictionEnter the exotic world of the South Pacific, meet the men and women caught up in the drama of a big war. The young Marine who falls madly in love with a beautiful Tonkinese girl. Nurse Nellie and her French planter, Emile De Becque. The soldiers, sailors, and nurses playing at war and waiting for love in a tropic paradise. SUMMARY: "Truly one of the most remarkable books to come out of the war. Mr. Michener is a born story-teller."THE NEW YORK TIMESWinner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for FictionEnter the exotic world of the South Pacific, meet the men and women caught up in the drama of a big war. The young Marine who falls madly in love with a beautiful Tonkinese girl. Nurse Nellie and her French planter, Emile De Becque. The soldiers, sailors, and nurses playing at war and waiting for love in a tropic paradise.