Creator Bio
Herman Wouk
1915–2019
Born in New York, American novelist and playwright Herman Wouk served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Many of his works of historical fiction drew on his wartime experiences, incorporating Jewish characters and themes from Europe, Israel, and the United States. Wouk received a Pulitzer Prize in 1952, and his works have been widely translated.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Marjorie Morningstar
[ . . . ] Marjorie returned to the bedroom and waited for a moment, watching the doorknob. Then she walked to the full-length mirror on the closet door, and draped the black dress…
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War and Remembrance
Depending on the wind, the burning time on the frame can be two to ten hours. Some Jews tend the crackling pyre with iron forks. Others, including Jastrow and Mutterperl, are down in the long narrow…