Herman Wouk (1915-2019) was an American author of historical fiction novels. He joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, which he bases much of his fiction on. Wouk kept a daily journal ever since 1937, which he uses for research. The U.S. Library of Congress scanned over 100 volumes of his journal into digital format; the Library of Congress then honoured Wouk with a Lifetime Achievement in the Writing of Fiction. He was also awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Caine Mutiny, which has been touted as one of the most realistic depictions of life on a U.S. ship during World War II. Wouk passed away in 2019, ten days before his 104th birthday.
Herman Wouk became a published author in 1941 with the novel The Ballad of Wake Island: Spoken by a Quantico Sergeant. Below is a list of Herman Wouk’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of The Henry Family Books
Publication Order of The Hope and the Glory Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Standalone Plays
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Herman Wouk Synopses: City Boy by Herman Wouk is a humourous and sometimes emotional story of a kid from the city’s life on the street, in school, in the country. He is constantly in pursuit of Lucille, a heartless redhead personifying all the girls who pique the interest of 11 year-old boys.
Inside, Outside by Herman Wouk is focused on the life of David Goodkind, Special Assistant to President Nixon during the Watergate scandal and the Yom Kippur War.
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