Question: What was the nationality of the author of "Tales of the South Pacific"?

<P0-S0> The University of the South Pacific (USP) Solomon Islands is a university campus of the University of the South Pacific, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands; apart from the Honiara Solomon Islands College of Higher Education (SICHE) a university in Honiara; and the Woodford International School. <P0-S1>  The University of the South Pacific campus is located near Chinatown, about 75 m to the southwest of Lawson Tama Stadium. <P0-S2>  It offers continuing and community education courses to the South Pacific member countries. <P0-S3>  Some of the major disciplines in which courses are offered on semester basis are Arts, Law and Education, Business and Economics, Science, Technology and Environment and other disciplines with a gamut of subjects in each discipline. <P0-S4>  The duration of courses varies from 10 to 32 hours of teaching spread over a number of weeks. <P0-S5>  Subjects taught based on regional requirements could be in the fields of "computer skills, languages, bookkeeping, mathematics, business studies, economics, creative writing, community development skills, literature, handicrafts, floral arts, fabric arts, woodcarving, fine arts, carving, poetry, music, video production, leadership skills, health studies, public speaking, problem-solving and general literacy skills.” <P0-S6>  An important programme that is advocated in the USP is to establish an education programme "through distance and flexible learning”, which the relevant texts to learn and teach are prepared in the Laucala Campus in Fiji and adopted in the campuses of all the USP universities across the South Pacific. <SEP> <P1-S0> James Albert Michener ( ; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 books, most of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. <P1-S1>  Michener was known for the popularity of his works; he had numerous bestsellers and works selected for Book of the Month Club. <P1-S2>  He was also known for his meticulous research behind the books. <SEP> <P2-S0> Return to Paradise (1951) is a collection of short stories written by American author James A. Michener. <P2-S1>  The collection is a sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Tales of the South Pacific", the collection that launched his career in 1947. <P2-S2>  In "Return to Paradise", Michener revisits the islands and cultures of the South Pacific in the late 1940s, combining factual descriptions and tales set in such exotic places as Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia. <SEP> <P3-S0> South Pacific is a 1958 American romantic musical film based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific", which in turn based on James A. Michener's short-story collection "Tales of the South Pacific". <P3-S1>  The film, directed by Joshua Logan, starred Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr and Ray Walston in the leading roles with Juanita Hall as Bloody Mary, the part that she had played in the original stage production. <P3-S2>  The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning the Academy Award for Best Sound for Fred Hynes.