{"product_id":"sailor-and-fiddler-9781501128554","title":"Sailor and Fiddler","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Herman Wouk\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\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).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890291785879,"sku":"9781501128554","price":1253.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781501128554.webp?v=1781179401","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sailor-and-fiddler-9781501128554","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}