WRITER

Herman Wouk

1915 - 2019

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Herman Wouk ( WOHK; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author and centenarian who wrote historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. His other major works include The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, historical novels about World War II, and non-fiction such as This Is My God, an explanation of Judaism from a Modern Orthodox perspective, written for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. His books have been translated into 27 languages.The Washington Post called Wouk, who cherished his privacy, "the reclusive dean of American historical novelists". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herman Wouk has received more than 1,179,741 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Herman Wouk is the 3,861st most popular writer (down from 3,479th in 2019), the 4,987th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,604th in 2019) and the 410th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

War and remembrance
Classic Literature, Fiction, Fiction in English
1978
This is my God
Judaism, Fiction, Judentum
This Is My God is Herman Wouk's famous introduction to Judaism completely updated and revised with a new chapter, Israel at Forty. A miracle of brevity, it guides readers through the world's oldest practicing religion with all the power, clarity and wit of Wouk's celebrated novels.
1959
The Caine Mutiny
American Naval operations, Fiction, Fiction in English
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize this atmospheric novel tells the story in flashback of a mutiny aboard a United States minesweeper during WW2. The murky events of the mutiny emerge during a court-martial and it soon becomes clear that few people will emerge from the trial with any credit.
1951
The winds of war
Fiction in English, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945
Follows the various members of the Henry family as they become involved in the events preceeding America's involvement in World War II.
1971
Marjorie Morningstar
Jewish women, Jews, Open Library Staff Picks
1955
The Caine mutiny court-martial
Drama, World War, 1939-1945, Naval History
1954

Page views of Herman Wouks by language

Over the past year Herman Wouk has had the most page views in the with 115,133 views, followed by German (6,867), and Hebrew (3,751). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (117.15%), Polish (86.32%), and Swahili (74.26%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Herman Wouk ranks 3,861 out of 7,302. Before him are Sophia Parnok, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Attilâ İlhan, Sven Lindqvist, Jaroslav Vrchlický, and Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom. After him are Claude Favre de Vaugelas, William Hazlitt, Ari Behn, Yosef Haim Brenner, Grigor Parlichev, and Johann Baptist Allgaier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Herman Wouk ranks 152. Before him are Sargent Shriver, Robert Monroe, Ken Aston, Helmut Wick, Patrick Leigh Fermor, and Antonio Innocenti. After him are Günther Schwägermann, William Masters, Boris Paichadze, Joe Fry, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, and Knut Nystedt. Among people deceased in 2019, Herman Wouk ranks 248. Before him are Gloria Vanderbilt, Pedro Manfredini, Jacques Dupont, Jurica Jerković, Omero Antonutti, and Sven Lindqvist. After him are Ari Behn, Nanni Galli, Don Bragg, Marlen Khutsiev, Donald Keene, and Sid Haig.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herman Wouk ranks 4,987 out of 20,380. Before him are Herbert Ross (1927), Brie Larson (1989), George Read (1733), Ruth Roman (1922), Matt Bomer (1977), and Bambi Woods (1955). After him are Henry Paulson (1946), Kevin Smith (1970), Louise Bryant (1885), Judy Collins (1939), Sam Jones (1933), and Bonnie Bartlett (1929).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Herman Wouk ranks 410. Before him are Francis Scott Key (1779), Henry Adams (1838), David Brin (1950), James Russell Lowell (1819), A. Merritt (1884), and Marianne Moore (1887). After him are Margaret Weis (1948), Francis Davis Millet (1848), Lydia Davis (1947), Michael Blake (1945), Carrie Nation (1846), and Robert E. Sherwood (1896).

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