The Fires of Spring

James A. Michener

first published 1949 Fawcett, 1984

The Fires of Spring (1949) is Michener's second book and first novel. His first book was Tales of the South Pacific published in 1947. It won the Pulitzer Prize and was the basis for Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1949 musical, South Pacific. The Fires of Spring is partially autobiographical. The book begins in a poorhouse and follows young orphan David Harper as he searches for meaning and romance in pre-World War II Pen...

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Frühlingsfeuer edition · 1991 · Heyne · 9783453002623
The Fires of Spring edition · 1987 · Fawcett · 9780449214701
The Fires of Spring paperback · 1987 · Fawcett · 480 pages · 9780345483058
Les feux du printemps, James A. Michener edition · 1985 · n/a · 530 pages · 9782890431577
The Fires of Spring edition · 1984 · Fawcett · 9780449206492
The Fires of Spring edition · 1982 · Fawcett · 9780449200308
The fires of spring edition · 1979 · Corgi · 446 pages
The Fires of Spring edition · 1975 · Fawcett · 9780449227237
The Fires of Spring hardcover · 1972 · Secker & Warburg · 495 pages · 9780436279591
The Fires of Spring edition · 1966 · Random House · 9780394424873
The fires of spring edition · 1960 · Corgi

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