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Author of The Caine Mutiny will look back on his century of experience in Sailor and FiddlerThere can’t be many centenarians who can celebrate their birthday by raising a glass to a new professional departure, but Herman Wouk – 100 on Wednesday, 27 May – is about to publish his first memoir. Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old Author will discuss the spirituality and war experiences of the Pulitzer prize-winning writer, who wrote his first novel, Aurora Dawn, in longhand while he was at sea during the second world war. His time in the US navy involved him in eight Pacific invasions. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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