Sayonara (novel)

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Sayonara

Cover of the first edition
Author	James A. Michener
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1953
Media type	Print
Pages	243pp.

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-World War II time period.

Film adaptation[]

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

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