Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk · Arts & Literature
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist ('The Caine Mutiny', 'The Winds of War')
1915, The Bronx, New York, United States — 2019, Palm Springs, California, United States
United States
Herman Wouk is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist ('The Caine Mutiny', 'The Winds of War')
Wouk was an American novelist who won the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Caine Mutiny and later wrote the sweeping World War II novels The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, read by millions. He also wrote This Is My God, a warm account of Jewish faith and practice. He was a devoutly observant Orthodox Jew throughout his long life.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist ('The Caine Mutiny', 'The Winds of War')
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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