Poland (novel)

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Poland is a 1981 novel by James A. Michener detailing the times and tribulations of three Polish families across eight centuries. Michener wrote the book after an extensive study of Poland's history and culture.

Like Michener's other works, this novel is written in an episodic format.

[edit] Chapter-by-chapter

Buk versus Bukowski: present day (1981)
From the East: invasion by Tartars
From the West: occupation by the Teutonic Knights
From the North: invasion by Sweden
From the South: invasion by Ottoman Empire
The Golden Freedom: Kościuszko
Mazurka: end of the 19th Century
Shattered Dreams: Russian Communists defeated at the Battle of Zamość, 1920
The Terror: occupation by the Nazis
Bukowski versus Buk: present day (1981)

v • d • e Works by James A. Michener

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) • Kent State: What Happened and Why (1971) • Sports in America (1976) • About Centennial: Some Notes on the Novel (1978) • United States of America (1982) • Collectors, Forgers - And A Writer: A Memoir (1983) • All We Did Was Fly to the Moon (1985) • Six Days in Havana (1989) • Pilgrimage: A Memoir of Poland and Rome (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:	James A. Michener: A Biography (1985) • James A. Michener: A Bibliography (1996) • Michener: A Writer's Journey (2005)