Herman Wouk's Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old Author will discuss the spirituality and war experiences of the Pulitzer prize-winning writer.
Wouk wrote his first novel, Aurora Dawn, in longhand while he was at sea during the second world war. The American author won the Pulitzer for his 1951 novel The Caine Mutiny, which occupied the number one position in the New York Times bestseller list for 47 weeks. The story was based on Wouk’s experience aboard a destroyer-minesweeper, and centres on a mutiny during a typhoon in 1944. It was later adapted for the classic film of the same title, starring Humphrey Bogart.
“I’ve lived to a great age, and for that I thank Providence,” Wouk said in a statement released by his publisher Simon & Schuster.
“To the readers who’ve stayed with me for the long pull, my warm affection, and I hope you’ll enjoy the light-hearted memoir about my writings, Sailor and Fiddler.”
