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    Herman Wouk

    American writer (1915-2019)
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    Herman Wouk was an American author. He published fifteen novels, many of them historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. Other well-known works included The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, the bildungsroman Marjorie Morningstar; and non-fiction such as This Is My God, an explanation of Judaism from a Modern Orthodox perspective, written for Jewish and non-Jewish readers. His books have been translated into 27 languages. The Washington Post described Wouk, who cherished his privacy, as "the reclusive dean of American historical novelists". Historians, novelists, publishers, and critics who gathered at the Library of Congress in 1995 to mark his 80th birthday described him as an American Tolstoy. Wouk lived to 103. Wikipedia

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    Herman Wouk (/ woʊk / WOHK; May 27, 1915 - May 17, 2019) was an American author. He published fifteen novels, many of them historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. Other well-known works included The Winds of War and War and Remembrance (historical novels about World War II), the bildungsroman Marjorie Morningstar; and non-fiction ...
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    Historians, writers, publishers, and critics gathered at the Library of Congress in 1995 to celebrate Wouk's 80th birthday and dubbed him the "American Tolstoy". Early Life and Career Herman Wouk was born on May 27, 1915, in Bronx, NY, to Esther and Abraham Isaac, Russian Jewish immigrants from present-day Belarus.
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  5. britannica.com

    Herman Wouk, American novelist best known for his epic war novels, including The Caine Mutiny (1951), which won A Pulitzer Prize; The Winds of War (1971); and War and Remembrance (1978). The latter two were adapted into popular TV miniseries. Learn more about Wouk's life and career.
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  6. college.columbia.edu

    Herman Wouk CC 1934, an author whose sweeping novels won him both popular and critical acclaim — including the Pulitzer Prize for his bestselling shipboard drama, The Caine Mutiny — died on May 17, 2019, at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. He was just 10 days shy of his 104th birthday. Wouk's career ranged from the novel Aurora Dawn, a satire about radio admen (1947), to nonfiction such ...
  7. earlybirdbooks.com

    Jun 11, 2024The Caine Mutiny won the Pulitzer Prize and catapulted Wouk into a distinguished literary career that would last until his death in 2019, at the age of 103. In fact, Wouk's longevity partially inspired a short story by Stephen King that was published in the May 2011 issue of The Atlantic, entitled "Herman Wouk Is Still Alive."
  8. Herman Wouk's first publication was the short play "The Man in the Trench Coat" (1941), followed by "Aurora Dawn" (1947). He won the Pulitzer Prize for one of his most popular works, "The Caine Mutiny" (1951), which draws on Wouk's experiences in the Navy during World War II.
  9. Herman Wouk (American, 1915-2019) Wouk was a dramatist, screenwriter, and award-winning novelist whose works were adapted for Hollywood movies. He published books on both contemporary religion and Judaism. His well-known works were epic war novels published shortly after WWII, including Slattery's Hurricane and The Caine Mutiny, which would be adapted as a play and film. Several of his other ...
  10. infoplease.com

    Wouk, Herman wōk [key], 1915-2019, American writer, b. New York City. In The Caine Mutiny (1951; Pulitzer Prize), he made the protagonist-antagonist Captain Queeg a popular symbol of uncontrolled authority. A best-seller, it was later turned into a movie and then a play.

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