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Sayonara

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By James A. Michener
Introduction by Steve Berry

By James A. Michener
Introduction by Steve Berry

By James A. Michener

By James A. Michener

By James A. Michener
Introduction by Steve Berry

By James A. Michener
Introduction by Steve Berry

By James A. Michener
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By James A. Michener
Read by Larry McKeever

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Aug 11, 2015 | ISBN 9780812986785

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Sep 12, 1983 | ISBN 9780449204146

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Mar 18, 2014 | ISBN 9780804151443

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    About Sayonara

    From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can’t understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.
     
    Praise for James A. Michener
     
    “A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.”—The Wall Street Journal
     
    “Sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times
     
    “Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”—Los Angeles Times

    About Sayonara

    From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can’t understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.
     
    Praise for James A. Michener
     
    “A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.”—The Wall Street Journal
     
    “Sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times
     
    “Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”—Los Angeles Times

    About Sayonara

    From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can’t understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.

    BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener’s Hawaii.
     
    Praise for James A. Michener
     
    “A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.”—The Wall Street Journal
     
    “Sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times
     
    “Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”—Los Angeles Times

    About Sayonara

    From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can’t understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.
     
    Praise for James A. Michener
     
    “A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.”—The Wall Street Journal
     
    “Sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times
     
    “Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”—Los Angeles Times

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    About James A. Michener

    James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial,… More about James A. Michener

    About James A. Michener

    James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial,… More about James A. Michener

    About James A. Michener

    James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial,… More about James A. Michener

    About James A. Michener

    James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial,… More about James A. Michener

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Dial Press Trade Paperback
    Aug 11, 2015 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780812986785

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Fawcett
    Sep 12, 1983 | 208 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780449204146

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by The Dial Press
    Mar 18, 2014 | 208 Pages | ISBN 9780804151443

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $25.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 08, 2015 | 525 Minutes | ISBN 9781101922118
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    Praise

    “A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.”—The Wall Street Journal
     
    “Sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”—The New York Times
     
    “Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him.”—Chicago Tribune
     
    “While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”—Los Angeles Times

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