Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk (/woʊk/ WOHK; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, and centenarian.
Herman Wouk | |
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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, Elmont, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | Townsend Harris High School |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
| Period | 1941–2019 |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse |
Betty Sarah Brown
(m. 1945; died 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Military career | |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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| Website | |
| www | |
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.
The Washington Post called Wouk, who cherished his privacy, "the reclusive dean of American historical novelists". Historians, novelists, publishers, and critics who gathered at the Library of Congress in 1995 to mark Wouk's 80th birthday described him as an American Tolstoy.