{"product_id":"sailor-and-fiddler-herman-wouk-9781501128554","title":"Sailor and Fiddler","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A sparkling memoir of a well-lived life of literature, fame, and love\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) by one of America's most beloved authors, as he looks back over his 100 years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this remarkable memoir \"full of adventure, wit, color, and detail\" (\u003ci\u003eJewish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), Herman Wouk finally reflects on the life experiences that inspired his most enduring novels. With a tone that is \"generous and warm\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), he tells of his days writing for comedian Fred Allen's radio show, one of the most popular shows in the history of the medium; enlisting in the US Navy during World War II; falling in love with Betty Sarah Brown, the woman who would become his wife (and literary agent) for sixty-three years; writing his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Caine Mutiny\u003c\/i\u003e; as well as a big hit Broadway play and an equally big Broadway flop; and the surprising inspirations and people behind such masterpieces as \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWinds of War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWar and Remembrance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarjorie Morningstar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYoungblood Hawke\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the wisdom of a \"trailblazing centenarian charmer\" (\u003ci\u003eBuffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e) and the wit of someone who began his career as professional comedy writer, \u003ci\u003eSailor and Fiddler \u003c\/i\u003eis an unprecedented reflection on writing and faith--\"a lovely coda to the career of a man who made American literature a kinder, smarter, better place\" (NPR).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herman Wouk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501128558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501128554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Herman Wouk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871423344895,"sku":"9781501128554","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sailor-and-fiddler-herman-wouk-9781501128554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}