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Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk was an American author best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.

His other major works include The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, historical novels about World War II, and non-fiction such as This Is My God, an explanation of Judaism from a Modern Orthodox perspective, written for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. His books have been translated into 27 languages.

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American writer (1915-2019)

Born 27 May 1915
Died 17 May 2019

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  • Cover of: Caine Mutiny: A Novel of World War II

    Cover of edition cainemutiny00wouk Cover of edition cainemutinynovel00wouk Cover of edition cainemutiny00herm Cover of edition cainemutinycourt0000unse Cover of edition cainemutinywo00wouk Cover of edition cainemutinynovel00woukrich Cover of edition cainemutinynovel00wouk_1 First published in 1951 — 88 editions
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  • Cover of: War and remembrance
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    Cover of edition warremembrancewwouk00wouk Cover of edition warremembrancewouk00wouk Cover of edition warremembrance01wouk Cover of edition warremembranceno00wouk_0 Cover of edition warremembranceno0000wouk_a5c0 Cover of edition warremembrance02wouk Cover of edition warremembrance00wouk Cover of edition warremembranceno02wouk Cover of edition warremembranceno00wouk First published in 1978 — 61 editions
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  • Cover of: Les orages de la guerre: roman
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    Cover of edition lesoragesdelague0000wouk Cover of edition windsofwar00herm_1 Cover of edition windsofwarnovel00herm Cover of edition windsofwarnovel00wouk Cover of edition windswar00wouk_033 Cover of edition windsofwarnove00wouk Cover of edition windsof00wouk Cover of edition windsofwar00wouk_0 Cover of edition windsofwar00hwou First published in 1971 — 52 editions
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  • Cover of: Marjorie Morningstar
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    Cover of edition marjoriemornings0000herm Cover of edition marjoriemornings0000wouk Cover of edition marjoriemornings0000herm_k5m3 Cover of edition marjoriemornings0000wouk_k2t5 Cover of edition marjoriemornings00wouk First published in 1955 — 45 editions
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  • Cover of: This is my God
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    Cover of edition thisismygod0000unse Cover of edition thisismygod00wouk Cover of edition thisismygodjewis0000wouk Cover of edition thisismygod00herm Cover of edition thisismygodjewi00wouk Cover of edition thisismygod0000wouk Cover of edition thisismygodjewis00wouk First published in 1959 — 43 editions
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  • Cover of: Don't Stop the Carnival
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    Cover of edition dontstopcarnival00wouk Cover of edition dontstopcarnival00woukrich Cover of edition dontstopcarnival0000wouk Cover of edition dontstopcarnival0000wouk_t8d9 Cover of edition dontstopcarnival0000wouk_n8f2 Cover of edition dontstopcarnival00hwouk Cover of edition dontstopcarnival0000wouk_w3a7 First published in 1709 — 41 editions
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  • Cover of: YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE
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    Cover of edition youngbloodhawke00woukrich Cover of edition youngbloodhawken00wouk Cover of edition youngbloodhawke00herm First published in 1962 — 32 editions
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  • Cover of: The hope
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    Cover of edition hopewouk00wouk Cover of edition hopenovel00wouk Cover of edition hope00wouk Cover of edition hope00wouk_0 Cover of edition hopenovel00wouk Cover of edition hopewouk00wouk First published in 1993 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Aurora dawn, or, The true history of Andrew Reale: containing a faithful account of the great riot, together with the complete texts of Michael Wilde's oration and Father Stanfield's sermon
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    Cover of edition auroradawnortrue0000herm_v7o6 Cover of edition auroradawnortrue0000herm_v6a6 Cover of edition auroradawn0000wouk Cover of edition auroradawndellbo0000unse Cover of edition auroradawnortrue0000wouk First published in 1947 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    First published in 1954 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The city boy
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    Cover of edition cityboyadventure0000herm Cover of edition cityboyadventure00woukrich First published in 1948 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: The glory
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    Cover of edition glory00wouk Cover of edition glorynovel00wouk First published in 1994 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Inside, Outside: Author of ''The Winds of War''
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    Cover of edition insideoutside0000wouk Cover of edition insideoutsidenov00woukrich First published in 1985 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: A hole in Texas: a novel
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    Cover of edition holeintexasnovel00wouk First published in 1991 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The will to live on: this is our heritage
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    Cover of edition willtoliveonthis00wouk First published in 2000 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Slattery's hurricane.
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    First published in 1956 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The "Lomokome" papers.

    First published in 1968 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The lawgiver
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    Cover of edition lawgiver0000wouk_f5q3 Cover of edition lawgiver0000wouk First published in 2012 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The traitor: a play in two acts.

    First published in 1949 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Raintree County

    First published in 2007 — 4 editions
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American writer (1915-2019)

Born 27 May 1915
Died 17 May 2019

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, Drama, Fiction, war & military, World War, 1939-1945, Fiction in English, Judaism, Large type books, Fiction, historical, general, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, American, American fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Classic Literature, Fiction, historical, Henry, victor (fictitious character), fiction, Historical fiction, History, Israel, fiction, Jewish families, Jews, fiction, Literature, New york (n.y.), fiction, War stories, Adult

Places

United States, Israel, New York, America, Washington (D.C.), Africa, Boston, Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Caribbean Area, Congo, Desire, Elysian Fields, French Quarter, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Israël, Louisiana, New Orleans, New York (N.Y.), New York City, Southern States, Texas, USA, États-Unis

People

Herman Wouk (1915-), American Jewish, Bernard, Biff, Blanche DuBois, Charley, Dan Curtis (1927-2006), Doctor, Don Quixote, Eunice Hubbell, George Washington, Happy, Harold Mitchell, Howard Wagner, Jenny Stanley, John P. Marquand, Letta, Linda, Mexican Woman, Miss Forsythe, Moses (Biblical leader), Negro Woman, Nurse, Pablo Gonzales, Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970)

Time

20th century, 1933-1939, 1939-1945, 1940s, 1960s, 20th Century, 20th Century / 1972 - 1974, World War, World War II, late 1940s

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