{"product_id":"9781501128554","title":"Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old Author","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWouk, Herman\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43405298401535,"sku":"9781501128554","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781501128554_s600x595.jpg?v=1780500897","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781501128554","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}