The Fires of Spring

The Fires Of Spring
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Author	James A. Michener
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1949
Media type	print
Pages	495pp.
ISBN	1-4990-7709-2

The Fires of Spring (1949) is the second novel published by American author James A. Michener. Usually known for his multi-generational epics of historical fiction, The Fires of Spring was written as a partially autobiographical bildungsroman in which Michener's proxy, young orphan David Harper, searches for meaning and romance in pre-WWII Pennsylvania.

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)