Sayonara (novel)

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Sayonara
1st edition cover
Author	James A. Michener
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Non-Fiction
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1953
Media type	print
Pages	243pp.
ISBN	0-394-44385-3 / 0-394-44385-3

This article is about the book. For other uses, see Sayonara (disambiguation).

Sayonara (1954), is a novel published by American author James A. Michener. Set during the early 1950s, it tells the story of Major Gruver, a soldier stationed in Japan, who falls in love with Hana-Ogi, a Japanese woman. The novel follows their cross-cultural Japanese romance and illuminates the racism of the post-WWII time period.

Film adaptation

Sayonara was made into a film of the same name in 1957 directed by Joshua Logan and starring Marlon Brando.

v t e Works by James A. Michener

Novels	The Fires of Spring (1949) The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1953) Sayonara (1954) Hawaii (1959) Caravans (1963) The Source (1965) The Drifters (1971) Centennial (1974) Chesapeake (1978) The Watermen (1979) The Covenant (1980) Space (1982) Poland (1983) Texas (1985) Legacy (1987) Alaska (1988) Caribbean (1989) Journey (1989) The Novel (1991) South Pacific (1992) Mexico (1992) Recessional (1994) Miracle in Seville (1995) Matecumbe (2007)

Non-fiction	The Future of the Social Studies (1939) The Voice of Asia (1951) The Floating World (1954) The Bridge at Andau (1957) Rascals in Paradise (1957) Japanese Prints (1959) Report of the Country Chairman (1961) Iberia (1968) Presidential Lottery (1969) The Quality of Life (1970) Kent State: What Happened and Why (1971) Firstfruits, A Harvest of 25 Years of Israeli Writing (1973) 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) This Noble Land (1996) A Century of Sonnets (1997)

Short story collections	Tales of the South Pacific (1947) Return to Paradise (1951) Selected Writings of James Michener (1978)

Film, TV and theatrical adaptations	South Pacific (musical) (1949) The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1953) Return to Paradise (1953) Sayonara (1957) Until They Sail (1957) South Pacific (film) (1958) Hawaii (1966) The Hawaiians (1970) Centennial (1978) Space (1985) Texas (1994) South Pacific (film) (2001)

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