Hawaii (novel) 738767 218621612 2008-06-11T13:22:10Z 192.45.72.27 '''''Hawaii''''' is a novel by [[James Michener]] published in [[1959]]. Written in episodic format, like most of Michener's works, the book narrates the story of the original [[Hawaii]]ans, who sailed to the islands from [[Bora Bora]], the early [[United States|American]] missionaries and merchants, and the [[China|Chinese]] and [[Japan]]ese immigrants who traveled to work and seek their fortunes in Hawaii. The story begins in the ninth century [[C.E.]] and ends in the mid-1950s. {{Wikiquote|James Michener#Hawaii (1959)|James Michener's “Hawaii”}} Each chapter explores the experiences of different groups of arrivals. The point-of-view changes with each chapter, although, as the novel nears its end, these points-of-view change and coalesce rapidly. == Film, TV or theatrical adaptations == In 1966, the book was made into the film ''[[Hawaii (film)|Hawaii]]'', starring [[Max von Sydow]] and [[Julie Andrews]]. The movie focused only on the book's third chapter, ''From the Farm of Bitterness,'' which covered the settlement of the island kingdom by its first American missionaries. (The movie's feel-good ending is not consistent with the content of the novel.) A 1970 sequel, ''[[The Hawaiians (film)|The Hawaiians]]'' (starring [[Charlton Heston]]), covered subsequent chapters of the book, including the arrival of the Chinese and Japanese and the growth of the plantations. == Bibliographical information == *The most recent paperback edition was released by Random House in [[2002]] with ISBN 0-375-76037-7. == External links == *[http://www3.isrl.uiuc.edu/~unsworth/courses/bestsellers/search.cgi?title=Hawaii Synopsis of publication history and critical reactions] {{JamesAMichener}} [[Category:1959 novels]] [[Category:Novels by James A. Michener]] [[Category:Historical novels]] [[Category:Hawaii culture]] {{hist-novel-stub}} {{Hawaii-stub}}