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Iberia, by James Michener, is a detailed exploration of Spain at it existed in the mid 1960s. The author takes a measured, literary view on such subjects as the Moorish occupation, Islam, Catholicism, Francisco Franco and other controversial subjects. However, his feeling are often far from neutral, as in his comments on Franco (p.836, at the end of his chapter on Teruel: "Why should I allow Franco to deprive me of a land which is almost as much mine as his?" He is also very prescient, as in his talk of national cycles of rebirth (p.837): "... And one of these days, (change) will be true even of Russia, and we had better be prepared to admit it .... though (in the United States) we fight against it and blind our eye and conscience to the fact". He is characteristically detailed about his explorations. This is a work of non-fiction, so there is very little of the story-teller Michener in the book, but the exploration of the Iberian Peninsula and its people, industry and arts is well worth the read. Iberia includes a chapter on the pilgrimage trail Camino de Santiago that provides a valuable background for those walking that trail today.
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| Novels: |
The Fires of Spring (1949) • Return to Paradise (1951) • The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1953) • The Floating World (1954) • Sayonara (1954) • The Bridge at Andau (1957) • Hawaii (1959) • Caravans (1963) • The Source (1965) • The Drifters (1971) • Centennial (1974) • Chesapeake (1978) • The Covenant (1980) • Space (1982) • Poland (1983) • Texas (1985) • Legacy (1987) • Alaska (1988) • Caribbean (1989) • Journey (1989) • The Novel (1991) • Mexico (1992) • Recessional (1994) • Matecumbe (2007) |
| Non Fiction: |
The Future of the Social Studies (1939) • The Voice of Asia (1951) • Rascals in Paradise (1957) • Report of the Country Chairman (1961) • Iberia (1968) • Presidential Lottery (1969) • The Quality of Life (1970) • (1971) • Sports in America (1976) • (1978) • United States of America (1982) • (1983) • All We Did Was Fly to the Moon (1985) • Six Days in Havana (1989) • (1990) • The Eagle and The Raven (1990) • My Lost Mexico (1992) • The World is My Home (1992) • Writer's Handbook (1992) • Creatures of the Kingdom (1993) • Literary Reflections (1993) • William Penn (1994) • Ventures in Editing (1995) • Miracle in Seville (1995) • This Noble Land (1996) • A Century of Sonnets (1997) |
| Short story collections: |
Tales of the South Pacific (1947) • Selected Writings of James Michener (1978) |
| Film, TV and theatrical adaptations: |
South Pacific (musical) (1949) • The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1953) • Sayonara (1957) • South Pacific (film) (1958) • Hawaii (film) (1966) • Centennial (miniseries) (1978) • Space (miniseries) (1985) |
| about Michener: |
(1985) • (1996) • (2005) |
