Tales of the South Pacific

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Tales of the South Pacific is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1947 collection of interrelated short stories by James A. Michener set in the South Pacific during World War II, which later inspired the musical "South Pacific."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
short story collection
adaptedAs South Pacific (1951 film adaptation of the musical)
South Pacific (1958 film)
author James A. Michener
linked to: James Michener
awarded Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
awardYear 1948
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresCharacter Allied military personnel
U.S. Navy personnel
islanders
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre historical fiction
short stories
war fiction
hasFrameNarrative narrator as a U.S. Navy officer
hasMainTheme cultural encounter
love
racism
war
hasNotableStory A Boar’s Tooth
A Cemetery at Hoga Point
Dry Rot
linked to: Hypoxylon

Fo’ Dolla’
Our Heroine
The Airstrip at Konora
The Battle of Alligator Hill
The Big Man of the Island
The Cave
The Coral Sea
linked to: Coral Sea

The End of the War
The Landing at Kuralei
The Lonely Women
The Milk Run
The Remittance Man
The Strike
The Thanksgiving Follies
The Tour of Duty
Their Majesties’ Trousers
hasSubject Pacific theater of World War II
linked to: Pacific War
inspiredWork South Pacific (musical)
language English
literaryForm interrelated short stories
medium print
notableFor inspiring the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific
numberOfStories 19
publicationYear 1947
publisher Macmillan
setting South Pacific
settingPeriod World War II

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James A. Michener notableWork Tales of the South Pacific
subject linked to: James Michener
Younger Than Springtime basedOnWork Tales of the South Pacific
Bali Ha'i basedOnWork James A. Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific
linked to: Tales of the South Pacific
A Wonderful Guy basedOnWork Tales of the South Pacific
Theme from "South Pacific" (musical) basedOnWork Tales of the South Pacific
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair basedOn James A. Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific (indirectly, via the musical)
linked to: Tales of the South Pacific
There Is Nothin' Like a Dame basedOn Tales of the South Pacific
Return to Paradise follows Tales of the South Pacific
South Pacific (stage production) basedOn Tales of the South Pacific
South Pacific (1999 film) isVersionOf Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
linked to: Tales of the South Pacific
Lieutenant Joseph Cable basedOnWork Tales of the South Pacific
Bali Hai inspiredBy James A. Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific
linked to: Tales of the South Pacific
Patti Koon spouseOfNotableWork Tales of the South Pacific
Emile de Becque basedOnWork Tales of the South Pacific