May 17, 2019(2019-05-17) (aged 103) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Resting place
Beth David Cemetery
Occupation
Author
Education
Columbia University (BA)
Period
1941–2019
Notable works
The Caine Mutiny
The Winds of War
War and Remembrance
This Is My God
Spouse
Betty Brown
(m. 1945; died 2011)
Children
3
Relatives
Victor Wouk (brother)
Alan I. Green (nephew)
Military career
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1942–1946
Rank
Lieutenant
Battles/wars
World War II (Pacific Theater)
New Georgia campaign
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Battle of Okinawa
Website
www.hermanwouk.com
Herman Wouk (/woʊk/WOHK; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author and centenarian who wrote 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.[1]
The Washington Post called Wouk, who cherished his privacy, "the reclusive dean of American historical novelists".[1] 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.[2]
^ abFessier, Bruce (May 26, 2015). "Herman Wouk, dean of historical novelists, turns 100". The Desert Sun. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
^Ringle, Ken (May 16, 1995). "Fiction's Truest Voice". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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