![]() Willie signs up with the United States Navy to avoid being drafted by the Army during WWII. The story is told from the point of view of Willis Seaward Keith (Willie), a wealthy, immature, working-for-meager-wages nightclub piano player. ![]() In 1998, Wouk received the Guardian of Zion Award. ![]() His character, Captain Queeg, remains one of the greatest characters in American fiction. The book was adapted into a Broadway play: The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Drawing from his experience aboard the mine sweep during WWII, The Caine Mutiny won the Pulitzer Prize in 1951. It was around this time that Wouk became a full-time writer to support his family. His work was forwarded to a New York editor which resulted in a publisher’s contract, and the novel was published in 1947. He began writing his first novel, Aurora Dawn, during his off-duty hours. He joined the Navy, serving as an officer aboard two mine sweepers, later becoming an executive officer. Wouk started his career as a radio dramatist and later worked for the United States government writing radio spots to sell war bonds. Wouk was born in 1915 in New York City to a Jewish family who emigrated from Russia. ![]()
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