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James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author, well-known for his very specific SignatureStyle: {{Doorstopper}} HistoricalFiction novels marked by their use of GenerationalSaga, based in specific geographic locales ([[ThePlace which lend the book their name]]) and [[ShownTheirWork incorporating detailed history]].

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!!Works with TV Tropes pages:
* ''Literature/TalesOfTheSouthPacific'' (1947)
* ''{{Literature/Hawaii}}'' (1959)

!!Adaptations of his works with TV Tropes pages:

* ''Film/TheBridgesAtTokoRi'' (1954 film of his 1953 novel)
* ''{{Film/Sayonara}}'' (1957 film of his 1954 novel)
* ''{{Series/Centennial}}'' (1978-1979 TV miniseries of his 1974 novel)

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