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Herman Wouk
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Herman Wouk in Jerusalem, 1955
Born May 27, 1915 (age 93)
New York, NY
Occupation American author
Spouse(s) Betty Sarah Brown

Herman Wouk (pronounced /ˈwoʊk/ "woke"; born May 27, 1915) is a bestselling American author with a number of notable novels to his credit, including The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The City of New York Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The Caine Mutiny is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk. The Winds of War was best-selling novellist Herman Wouk 's second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny (1951 War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978 which is the sequel to The Winds of War.

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Biography

Herman Wouk was born in New York City into a Jewish family that had emigrated from Russia. The City of New York PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ "Emigrant" redirects here For the Butterflies, see Catopsilia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending After a childhood and adolescence in the Bronx and a high school diploma from Townsend Harris High School, he earned an B.A. from Columbia University in 1934, where he studied under philosopher Irwin Edman. Townsend Harris High School is a public magnet High school for the Humanities in the borough of Queens in New York City. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Irwin Edman ( November 28, 1896 – September 4, 1954) was an American Philosopher and Professor of philosophy Soon thereafter, he became a radio scriptwriter, working in David Freedman's "Joke Factory" and later with Fred Allen and in 1941, for the United States government, writing radio spots to sell war bonds. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. David Freedman ( April 26 1898 &ndash December 8 1936) was a Romanian born American Playwright and Biographer Fred Allen (born John Florence Sullivan May 31 1894 - March 17, 1956) was an American Comedian whose absurdist War bonds are a type of Savings bond used by combatant nations to help fund a war effort and as a Monetary policy for controlling Inflation from an His first novel, The Man in the Trenchcoat, was published in 1941. He lived a fairly secular lifestyle in his early 20s before deciding to return to a more traditional Jewish way of life, modeled after his grandfather, in his mid-20s. From that day to the present, Wouk has commenced each day of his life with a reading of Scripture in Hebrew.

Wouk joined the United States Navy and served in the Pacific Theater, an experience he later characterized as educational; "I learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans. The Pacific Ocean theater was one of four major naval theatres of war of the Second World War that pitted forces of the Japan against those of the United " Wouk served as an officer aboard two destroyer minesweepers (DMS), the USS Zane and USS Southard, becoming executive officer of the latter. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during 1920s After fitting out and shakedown Zane fueled at Port Costa California, late in June 1921 and sailed northward to the Puget Sound Navy Yard 1919 – 1940 During the early fall of 1919 Southard completed fitting-out and sailed for the Florida coast for shakedown While executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an Organization, the exact meaning of the role is variable He started writing his novel, Aurora Dawn, during off-duty hours aboard ship. Wouk sent a copy of the opening chapters to Irwin Edman who quoted a few pages verbatim to a New York editor. Irwin Edman ( November 28, 1896 – September 4, 1954) was an American Philosopher and Professor of philosophy The result was a publisher's contract sent to Wouk's ship, then off the coast of Okinawa. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū The novel was published in 1947 and became a Book of the Month Club main selection. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Book of the Month Club (founded 1926) is a United States Mail-order business customers of which are offered a new Book each month His third novel, City Boy, proved to be a commercial disappointment at the time of its initial publication in 1948; perhaps, as Wouk once claimed, it was swept away by the excitement over Norman Mailer's bestselling World War II novel The Naked and the Dead. City Boy The Adventures of Herbie Bookbinder is a 1948 Novel by Herman Wouk. Norman Kingsley Mailer ( January 31, 1923 &ndash November 10, 2007) was an American Novelist, Journalist, The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 novel by Norman Mailer. It was based on his experiences during World War II.

While writing his next novel Wouk read each chapter as it was completed to his wife, who remarked at one point that if they didn't like this one, he'd better take up another line of work (a line he would give to the character of the editor Jeannie Fry in his 1962 novel Youngblood Hawke). Youngblood Hawke is a Novel by American writer Herman Wouk about the rise and fall of a young writer The novel, The Caine Mutiny (1951), went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. The Caine Mutiny is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, A huge best-seller, drawing from his wartime experiences aboard minesweepers during World War II, The Caine Mutiny was adapted by the author into a Broadway play called The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, and was later made into a film, with Humphrey Bogart portraying Lt. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a two-act play by Herman Wouk, which he adapted from his own Novel, The Caine Mutiny. Commander Philip Francis Queeg, captain of the fictional DMS Caine. Some Navy personnel complained at the time that Wouk had taken every twitch of every commanding officer in the Navy and put them all into one character, but Captain Queeg has endured as one of the great characters in American fiction.

He married Betty Sarah Brown in 1945, with whom he had three sons, becoming a fulltime writer in 1946 to support his growing family. His first-born son, Abraham Isaac Wouk, died in a tragic accident as a child; Wouk later dedicated War and Remembrance (1978) to him with the Biblical words, "He will destroy death forever. War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978 which is the sequel to The Winds of War. "

In 1998, Wouk received the Guardian of Zion Award. The Guardian of Zion Award is an annual award given since 1997 to Jews who have been supportive of the State of Israel. He and his wife currently live in Palm Springs, CA.

Writing

His novels after The Caine Mutiny include Marjorie Morningstar (1955), Youngblood Hawke (1962), and Don't Stop the Carnival (1965). Marjorie Morningstar is a 1955 novel by Herman Wouk, about a woman who wants to become an actress Youngblood Hawke is a Novel by American writer Herman Wouk about the rise and fall of a young writer Don't Stop the Carnival is a 1965 Novel by American writer Herman Wouk about escaping middle-age crisis to the Caribbean, a heaven that Wouk's first work of non-fiction was 1959's This is My God, a defense/explanation of Orthodox Judaism. This is My God is a Non-fiction book by Herman Wouk, first published in 1959. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized

In the 1970s, Wouk published his two most ambitious novels, The Winds of War (1971) and War and Remembrance (1978). The Winds of War was best-selling novellist Herman Wouk 's second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny (1951 War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978 which is the sequel to The Winds of War. He described the latter, which included a devastating depiction of the Holocaust, as "the main tale I have to tell. " Both were made into hugely popular TV miniseries. Although they were made several years apart, both were directed by Dan Curtis and both starred Robert Mitchum as Captain Victor "Pug" Henry, the main character. R Daniel Curtis ( August 12 1927 &ndash March 27 2006) was an American director and producer of television and film probably Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film

The novels are ingeniously constructed historical fiction, so absorbing that Henry Kissinger called them at one point "the war itself. Historical fiction is a sub-genre of Fiction that often portrays alternate accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 " Each has three layers: the story told from the viewpoint of Captain Henry; a more or less straightforward historical account of the events of the war; and, most ingeniously, an analysis by a member of Hitler's military staff, the insightful General Armin von Roon, who would have been a major figure in world history, had only he existed. There are many classic accounts in the novels, but perhaps most interesting are the bombing raid on Germany by Brit airmen before Pearl Harbor (Captain Henry joins them for a look see), in the first novel, and the Battle of Midway, in the second. The latter contains what one reviewer called a "remarkable roster call of American airmen sacrificed during the battle. "

Wouk hired highly-qualified young historians to assist him with the research for his later historical novels, and their details are highly accurate. They include putting together the "roster call" of Midway. Experts have described The Caine Mutiny as one of the best depictions of daily life aboard a US ship during the Second World War.

Wouk on Zionism

His Books

It is rumored that several of Herman Wouk's books were based upon his extended family, the Alperts, especially Harry Alpert, and Anitra Alpert. Harry Alpert can be seen as a recurring character; he is the man who studies Emile Durkhiem. It is rumored that Anitra Alpert was Marjorie Morningstar herself.

Selected works

References

See also

For other uses of the term please see the disambiguation page at Best sellers.
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