![]() He has been known to unwind his stories at the beginning of geological time, with volcanoes belching violently and glaciers sliding along the landscape, and only then to push them forward, at a pace any glacier would enjoy, into the coming of plant life, animal life and finally human life, until he lays them gently down in our own day. “Hawaii,” “Iberia,” “Poland,” “Texas” and the many other doorstop books on which Michener has built his fortune are distinguished most by their startling comprehensiveness. Any reader familiar with James Michener’s books will approach his new novel, called “The Novel,” with some uneasiness. ![]()
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