Herman Wouk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Herman Wouk

American writer

Date of Birth: 27-May-1915

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-May-2019

Profession: screenwriter, writer, novelist, science fiction writer, diarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Herman Wouk

  • Herman Wouk ( WOHK; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) which won the Pulitzer Prize. 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.

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