The documentaries are great, but this book goes over the details that get glossed over. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of the caine mutiny. Unfollow the caine mutiny book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Captain breakstone is the president of the court during the courtmartial. The caine mutiny is a 1951 pulitzer prize winning novel by herman wouk. The novel was awarded the 1952 pulitzer prize for fiction. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The caine mutiny is a classic film and one that holds up fairly well in the year 2011, with a intimate look into navy life. The caine mutiny was wouks second book and hit the market like a bombshell. The courtmartial that results provides the dramatic climax to the plot. The hr manager at medignostics sees a disaster on the horizon. Keefer voices his doubts that the ships unpopular captain is mentally ill.
Of course, the work environment described in the caine mutiny is no ordinary one. The companys workforce is aging, and it cant attract young talent. Humphrey bogart plays a tough and by the book captain who takes over. The caine mutiny is the 1951 pulitzer prizewinning novel by herman wouk. Abigail timberlake washburn understands the antiques game is a gamble so she doesnt know what to expect when she wins the bidding for the contents of. The novel that inspired the nowclassic film the caine mutiny and. But his bosses are more concerned with cutting costs here. See a complete list of the characters in the caine mutiny and indepth analyses of willie keith, captain queeg, and may wynn. The novel grew out of wouks personal experiences aboard a destroyerminesweeper in the pacific theater in world war ii.
The novel focuses on the gradual maturation of willie keith, a rich new yorker assigned to the uss caine. Much of the action takes place aboard the uss caine, a destroyer minesweeper operating in the pacific during world war ii. The caine mutiny is one of the greatest books i have ever read and ive read many. The caine mutiny, novel by herman wouk, published in 1951. Among its themes, it deals with the moral and ethical decisions made at sea by ship captains. I liked the book, it just was not what i had hoped for or expected.
Summary the caine mutiny is a tale of life during wartime. Willie once again asks may to marry him, and though the book ends with the question. Herman wouk, the caine mutiny the navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. A novel of world war ii and millions of other books are available for instant access.
The caine mutiny is a pulitzer prizewinning novel by herman wouk that was first published in 1951. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. See a complete list of the characters in the caine mutiny and indepth analyses of. The caine mutiny grew out of wouks experiences aboard a destroyerminesweeper in the pacific in world war ii. The novel that inspired the nowclassic film the caine mutiny and the hit broadway play the caine mutiny courtmartial herman wouks boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of lifeand mutiny on a navy warship in the pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of american fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of world war ii. The story of the caine has probably been drawn from many dramas of the pacific, dramas in which the captain, a martinet, is the villain and the victim of his frustrations and his sadism. This book was a more realistic, in depth look at um than the u part i and ii. How the miami hurricanes overturned the football establishment bruce feldman, author. First edition cover of the caine mutiny by herman wouk. There are parts in the book where the author jumps back and forth in time moving from the early days of cane football to present day and then back to the origins and then to the signing of a great prospect somewhere in between the two time periods. The book ends with willie and mays situation unresolved, but willie determined to convince may to become his wife. I have read this book so often i couldnt put a number to this reality. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Written by frank schirrmacher, an editor of the frankfurter allgemeine zeitung newspaper, the book chronicled the demographic transformation occurring in.
Its the us navy in world war ii, and the navy a machine invented by geniuses, to be run by idiots is the book. All the shortcuts and economies and commonsense changes that your native intelligence suggests to you are mistakes. The caine mutiny by herman wouk and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. How the miami hurricanes overturned the football establishment. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself in the navy, you can only operate well by pretending to be one. It was reprinted 14 times in 1951, the initial year of publication and then 7 additional times in the following year. For the broadway play, see the caine mutiny courtmartial. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your.
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