Wouk, Herman (Vol. 9) - Wouk, Herman 1915–
Wouk, Herman 1915–
An American novelist and playwright of Russian-Jewish heritage, Wouk was the 1952 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for The Caine Mutiny. Like much of his work, this novel deals with the complex implications of a moral dilemma and its resolution, a concern which lends a didactic flavor to Wouk's writings. (See also CLC, Vol. 1, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8, rev. ed.)
[Herman Wouk in The Caine Mutiny Court Martial displays] a gift for crisp dialogue unsurpassed by any of our regular writers for the theatre. He has an excellent story to tell, and, in the confrontation of counsel with witnesses, has an exactly appropriate vehicle for his story. We receive each new witness with keen expectancy, follow his replies greedily, laugh over his foibles, applaud at his exit, start over with renewed expectancy at the next arrival, hear with pleasure or indignation what counsel has to say…. The march of exits...
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