The Lonely Women

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The Lonely Women is a notable short story from James A. Michener’s World War II–era collection *Tales of the South Pacific*, focusing on the emotional lives and isolation of women during the war in the South Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short story
author James A. Michener NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre short story
war fiction
hasAuthorGender male
hasNotableAspect focus on women’s perspectives in wartime
psychological portrayal of isolation
hasSubject women in the South Pacific during World War II
includedIn World War II–era literature
language English
literaryMovement mid-20th-century American literature
mainTheme emotional lives of women during wartime
impact of war on personal relationships
isolation
loneliness
medium print
partOf Tales of the South Pacific NERFINISHED
proseForm narrative fiction
publicationEra 1940s
relatedWork Tales of the South Pacific NERFINISHED
setting South Pacific NERFINISHED
settingPeriod World War II NERFINISHED
workCollectionType story in a linked-story cycle

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