Herman Wouk is an internationally Pulitizer Prize-winning Jewish American Novelist and author of some amazing books such as The Caine Mutiny, and The Winds of War. Herman Wouk was born on May 27, 1915 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The son of Abraham and Esther Wouk, Jewish Immigrants from Minsk, Russia which is now Belarus. When Wouk was 13 his grandfather, Rabbi Mendel Leib Levin, arrived from Russia and took charge of Wouk’s religious Education. Judaism would become both his personal life and career. Wouk went to attend Columbia University, graduating in 1934 with a B.A. in comparative Literature and Philosophy. During his time at Columbia he edited college humor magazine, The Jester, and wrote several variety shows. He really enjoyed …show more content…
After Japans attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Wouk enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he quickly found himself as a Superior Officer and writer. Wouk later recalled his time serving the U.S. was the greatest experience of his life! As he slowly started to exit the war, he was fairly fascinated by the erupting technology that is sky rocketing in development. Although he was woah’d by the technology he did not leave his love for words. Off duty he started to work on his 1st novel, Aurora Dawn was published in 1947, It later became Book of the Month Club Selection, which gave him his lead to success and publicity. He later took this as a sign he should just write full-time. Wouk’s 2nd novel attracted hardly any attention, but his 3rd The Caine Mutiny, which was based off his experiences in the navy won the Pulitizer Prize for fiction in 1952. By 1954 it was changed too a major film and broadway play which was renamed The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Although his other novels didn’t get plenty success he still seemed to find joy in writing. By the 1960’s Herman Wouk decided to write on Historical Topics. Spending about 15 years researching WWII and the holocaust to write The Winds of War and War and