Herman Wouk (1915–2019)
Auteur van The winds of war
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Herman Wouk was born in the Bronx, New York on May 27, 1915. He received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature and philosophy from Columbia University. In 1936, he became a staff writer for the radio comedian Fred Allen. He enlisted in the Navy immediately after Pearl Harbor and was posted toon meer as a radio officer in the South Pacific. His debut novel, Aurora Dawn, was published in 1947. His other novels included The City Boy, Marjorie Morningstar, Youngblood Hawke, Don't Stop the Carnival, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, The Hope, The Gift, A Hole in Texas, and The Lawgiver. He received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1952 for The Caine Mutiny. He received the first Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction in 2008. His nonfiction books included This Is My God, The Language God Talks, and Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old Author. Several of his books were adapted into movies including The Caine Mutiny and Marjorie Morningstar. He adapted the courtroom sections of The Caine Mutiny into the Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. His other Broadway shows included The Traitor and Nature's Way. He died on May 17, 2019 at the age of 103. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Werken van Herman Wouk
Vientos de Guerra T3. Pamela 4 exemplaren
Sodan tuulet 1 ja 2 3 exemplaren
Arthur Hawke . 2 exemplaren
Natalies Flykt 2 exemplaren
The Man in the Trench Coat 2 exemplaren
Vihre vojne 1 exemplaar
Vientos de guerra (1) Natalie 1 exemplaar
El mundo, el demonio y la carne 1 exemplaar
Que prosiga el carnaval 1 exemplaar
City Boy Twentieth anniversary edition 1 exemplaar
War and Rememberance Part XII 1 exemplaar
Marjorie Morningstar 1 exemplaar
Vientos de guerra - Tomo 1 1 exemplaar
Tormentas de guerra - Tomo 1 1 exemplaar
Tormentas de guerra - Tomo 2 1 exemplaar
Questo e' il mio Dio 1 exemplaar
St Thomas Synagogue Weibel Memorial Museum 1 exemplaar
זה אלי : אורח החיים היהודי 1 exemplaar
1955 1 exemplaar
The minds of war 1 exemplaar
Modern Primitive: A Play by Herman Wouk 1 exemplaar
City Boy (abridged) 1 exemplaar
L'ammutinamento del Caine, La signora di Mellyn, Avventure in due mondi, Tre topolini ciechi 1 exemplaar
The Assassin's Gate 1 exemplaar
Zend lš a Caine hadihajn̤ 1 exemplaar
Nadzieja. [Wol. 1] 1 exemplaar
Nadzieja. [Wol. 2] 1 exemplaar
Youngblood Hawke (signed) 1 exemplaar
Tormentas de Guerra 1. Warren y Janice 1 exemplaar
O Motim do Caine (Seleções - The Caine Mutiny) 1 exemplaar
Lembranças de Guerra (The Henry Family, #2) 1 exemplaar
Feuersturm I. 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Wouk, Herman
- Geboortedatum
- 1915-05-27
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2019-05-17
- Graflocatie
- Beth David Cemetery Elmont, Nassau County, New York, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Bronx, New York, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Palm Springs, California, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- Wouk died in his sleep in his home at the age of 103.
- Woonplaatsen
- New York, New York, USA
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Washington, DC, USA
Palm Springs, California, USA - Opleiding
- Columbia University (AB Hons|1934)
Townsend Harris High School - Beroepen
- writer
radio dramatist - Relaties
- Brown, Betty Sarah (wife)
- Organisaties
- United States Navy (WWII)
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1952)
Guardian of Zion Award (1998)
Alexander Hamilton Medal (1980)
American Academy of Achievment Golden Plate Award (1986)
United States Navy Memorial Foundation Lone Sailor Award (1987)
Jewish Book Council Lifetime Literary Achievement Award (1999) (toon alle 7)
Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction (2008) - Agent
- Brown, Betty Sarah
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Page Turners (1)
Best War Stories (1)
Jewish Books (1)
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- Werken
- 80
- Ook door
- 27
- Leden
- 17,383
- Populariteit
- #1,270
- Waardering
- 4.1
- Besprekingen
- 304
- ISBNs
- 515
- Talen
- 15
- Favoriet
- 41
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