Tales of the South Pacific

James A. Michener
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Winner 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.
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionShort StoriesClassicsWarWorld War IIHistoricalAdventureLiteratureAmerican
384 Pages

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