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Wouk, Herman - 1915–, American writer, b. New York City. In The Caine Mutiny (1951, Pulitzer Prize), he made the protagonist-antagonist Captain Queeg a popular symbol of uncontrolled authority. A best-seller, it was later turned into a movie and then a play. Two later novels about World War II, The Winds of War (1971) and War and Remembrance (1978), were also very successful and formed the

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Great Moral Dilemmas in Literature, Past and Present (Chap. I "The Tergiversation of Herman Wouk (The Caine Mutiny)") » Read Now
by R. M. MacIver. 189 pgs.

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The Columbia History of the American Novel (1991) ("Herman Wouk (1915-)" begins on p. 819) » Read Now
by Cathy N. Davidson, Emory Elliott, Patrick O'Donnell, Valerie Smith, Christopher P. Wilson. 912 pgs.

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This text offers new views of our literary history and a sophisticated examination of areas of history that have only recently begun to receive attention.
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Studies in Modern Jewish Literature ("Marjorie Morningstar" begins on p. 414) » Read Now
by Arnold J. Band. 420 pgs.

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This outstanding volume of 26 essays represents a cross-section of the writings of Arnold J. Band on Jewish literature. Band, a renowned Jewish studies and humanities scholar, writes on such topics as literature in historic context, interpretations of Hasidic tales and other traditional texts...
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This outstanding volume of 26 essays represents a cross-section of the writings of Arnold J. Band on Jewish literature. Band, a renowned Jewish studies and humanities scholar, writes on such topics as literature in historic context, interpretations of Hasidic tales and other traditional texts, Zionism, S. Y. Agnon and other important Israeli writers, anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Jewish studies, and the Jewish community. Scholars and students of literature--particularly Jewish literature--and Jewish studies won't want to miss this remarkable collection.
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In My Opinion: An Inquiry into the Contemporary Novel (Chap. X "Novelists and War: Hersey, Michener, Mailer, Jones, Baron, Wouk") » Read Now
by Orville Prescott. 262 pgs.

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...particular vision of life. His philosophy may be as unformulated as Jane Austens, or it may darken his entire horizon as Herman Melvilles did. It may be as superficial as...
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Love and Death in the American Novel (Chap. 8 "Clarissa in America: Toward Marjorie Morningstar") » Read Now
by Leslie A. Fiedler. 512 pgs.

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A Radical's America ("Popular Taste and The Caine Mutiny" begins on p. 235) » Read Now
by Harvey Swados. 347 pgs.

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American Novelists of Today ("Herman Wouk" begins on p. 467) » Read Now
by Harry R. Warfel. 478 pgs.

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