In this riveting, ambitious novel from James A. Michener, the renowned chronicler of epic history turns his extraordinary imagination to a world he knew better than anyone: the world of books. Lukas Yoder, a novelist who has enjoyed a long, successful career, has finished what he believes to be his final work. Then a tragedy strikes in his community, and he becomes obsessed with writing about it. Meanwhile, Yoder's editor fights to preserve her integrity -- and her author -- as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover; a local critic who teaches literature struggles with his ambitions and with his feelings about Yoder's success; and a devoted reader holds the key to solving the mystery that haunts Yoder's hometown.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii.

Praise for The Novel

"Michener explores some of the deepest issues raised by narrative literature." -- The New York Times

"A good, old-fashioned, sink-your-teeth-into-it story... The Novel lets us see an unfamiliar side of the author, at the same time portraying the delicate, complex relationship among editors, agents and writers." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Michener loves literature, and his information about some of his favorite reading is almost as alluring as his explanation of how to handle a manuscript." -- Associated Press

"So absorbing you simply will not want [it] to end." -- Charleston News & Courier

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