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Herman Wouk (1915–2019) was an American screenwriter, novelist, and diarist. Born in The Bronx, he was educated at Columbia University and Yeshiva University. His notable works include *The Caine Mutiny* and *The Winds of War*. Wouk served in the United States Navy during World War II, receiving the Navy Unit Commendation, American Campaign Medal, and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. He was also a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Wouk’s writing career began in 1941. He identified as a Modern Orthodox Jew and spoke English. His papers are archived at the New York Public Library Main Branch. He died in Palm Springs and was buried at Beth David Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 27 May 1915
- Died
- 17 May 2019
- Works
- 86
Top works
- Marjorie Morningstar
- Caine Mutiny (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
- Éste es mí Dios
- ha-Mishpaṭ ha-tsevaʼi shel ha-mered ʻal ha-Ḳein
- Ėto b-g moĭ
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Film & TV
Writing · New York City, New York, USA
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. 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…
Known for
- What's My Line? — Self - Panelist1950
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 45
- Total plays
- 430
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Numerical integration of the cartesian equations of motion of a system with constraints: molecular dynamics of n-alkanes
· 1977 · cited 19,860x
- GROMACS: Fast, flexible, and free
· 2005 · cited 18,123x
- LINCS: A linear constraint solver for molecular simulations
· 1997 · cited 14,355x
- IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global, regional and country-level diabetes prevalence estimates for 2021 and projections for 2045
· 2022 · cited 8,857x
- <i>EGFR</i>
Mutations in Lung Cancer: Correlation with Clinical Response to Gefitinib Therapy
· 2004 · cited 8,025x
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Quotes
- “I felt there’s a wealth in Jewish tradition, a great inheritance. I’d be a jerk not to take advantage of it.”
- “I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge.”
- “We are in the black theater of nonexistence. In an eye blink the curtain is up, the stage ablaze, for the vast drama of ourselves.”
- “This is an excellent martini—sort of tastes like it isn’t there at all, just a cold cloud.”
- “There is a mystery about the Jews … and within this mystery lies the reason for the folk pride of the house of Abraham. This pride exists despite the disabilities that come from many centuries of ostracism.”
- “Deep in the heart of both critical Christian and alienated Jew, there is … a feeling, not even a feeling, a shadow of a notion, nothing more substantial than the pointless but compelling impulse to knock on wood when one talks of the health of children—something that says there is more to Jews than meets the eye.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1915-05-27 ) May 27, 1915, New York City , New York , U.S.
- Died
- May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) (aged 103), Palm Springs, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Beth David Cemetery
- Occupation
- Author
- Education
- Columbia University ( B.A. , 1934)
- Period
- 1941–2015
- Notable works
- The Caine Mutiny The Winds of War War and Remembrance This Is My God
- Spouse
- Betty Brown ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; died 2011 )
- Relatives
- Victor Wouk (brother) Alan I. Green (nephew)
- Allegiance
- US
- Branch
- United States Navy
- Service years
- 1942–1946
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Commands
- Executive Officer , USS Southard (DD-207/DMS-10)
- Conflicts
- World War II ( Pacific Theater ) New Georgia campaign Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign Mariana and Palau Islands campaign Battle of Okinawa
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Herman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Place of death
- Palm Springs
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Educated at
- Yeshiva University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Modern Orthodox Judaism
- Notable work
- War and Remembrance
- Field of work
- historical novel
- Genre
- historical fiction
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Famous writer Herman Wouk arrived in Israel (FL45728797).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Herman Wouk
- date of birth
- 1915-05-27
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
- name in native language
- Herman Wouk
- date of death
- 2019-05-17
- place of burial
- Beth David Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- subject has role
- centenarian
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Encyclopedic overview
Herman Wouk (/woʊk/ WOHK; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author. He published 15 novels, many of them historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1952. 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.
The Washington Post described Wouk, who cherished his privacy, as "the reclusive dean of American historical novelists". 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's career was extensive and he lived to 103.
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