Author
James A. Michener
February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997 · United States
Writer, Military officer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Autobiographer, Teacher
Titles on list
20
Total weeks
544
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
132
Biography
- Born
- February 3, 1907 · Doylestown
- Died
- October 16, 1997 · Austin
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Swarthmore College, University of Northern Colorado, University of St Andrews, Central Bucks High School West
Awards & Honours
- 1948Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- 1970Golden Plate Award
- 1977Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1981St. Louis Literary Award
- 1987honorary doctor of the University of Miami
- 1992Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
- 2008Distinguished Americans series
- National Medal of Arts
On the Bestseller Lists
20 titles
MEXICO
#3 · 13 wks
THE WORLD IS MY HOME
#8 · 11 wks
THE NOVEL
#5 · 9 wks
CARIBBEAN
#2 · 22 wks
ALASKA
#1 · 33 wks
LEGACY
#3 · 18 wks
TEXAS
#1 · 29 wks
POLAND
#1 · 38 wks
SPACE
#1 · 38 wks
THE COVENANT
#1 · 41 wks
CHESAPEAKE
#1 · 47 wks
THE DRIFTERS
#4 · 22 wks
IBERIA
#2 · 28 wks
HAWAII
#1 · 94 wks
RASCALS IN PARADISE
#6 · 17 wks
THE BRIDGE AT ANDAU
#3 · 11 wks
SAYONARA
#2 · 21 wks
THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI
#5 · 12 wks
RETURN TO PARADISE
#3 · 26 wks
THE FIRES OF SPRING
#8 · 14 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).