Herman Wouk | |
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.jpg) Wouk in 1955 | |
| Born | May 27, 1915 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 2019 (aged 103) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Beth David Cemetery |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
| Period | 1941–2019 |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse |
Betty Brown
(m. 1945; died 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives |
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| Military career | |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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 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.[1]
The Washington Post described Wouk, who cherished his privacy, as "the reclusive dean of American historical novelists".[1] 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.[2]
- ^ a b Fessier, Bruce (May 26, 2015). "Herman Wouk, dean of historical novelists, turns 100". The Desert Sun. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ Ringle, Ken (May 16, 1995). "Fiction's Truest Voice". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.