Writing · Story · Creative Consultant · Novel
Active 1953–present · Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Presidential Medal of Freedom, St. Louis Literary Award, Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service, Distinguished Americans series, Golden Plate Award, National Medal of Arts, honorary doctor of the University of Miami
James Albert Michener was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history.