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The Caine mutiny a novel of World War II

Like Mutiny on the bounty, a standard sea classic. Story of a WW II mutiny.

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  • "Like Mutiny on the bounty, a standard sea classic. Story of a WW II mutiny."@en
  • "It was immediately embraced upon its original publication as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of the Second World War. In the intervening half century, this gripping story has become a perennial favourite, selling millions throughout the world, and claiming the Pulitzer Prize for fiction."@en
  • "Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man. Light in August is the story of Lena Grove's search for the father of her unborn child, and features one of Faulkner's most memorable characters: Joe Christmas, a desperate drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry."@en
  • "A novel about the men aboard a mine sweeper called Caine in the South Pacific, and especially about Willie Keith, a college boy, who found maturity during his Navy service, and about the officers' eventual mutiny against their Commander to save the ship."@en
  • "The story of rebellion on a World War II minesweeper and the subsequent mutiny trial."@en
  • "Developments on board an American naval destroyer during World War II compel the crew members to relieve the captain of his command."@en
  • "When Lieutenant Commander Philip Queeg is given the captaincy of the destroyer-minesweeper USS Caine, Ensign Willie Keith believes that the tough Naval Academy graduate will bring much needed discipline to the Caine's rough crew. But Queeg soon reveals himself to be a cowardly, paranoid man. When his actions begin to endanger not just the crew but the war effort itself, Keith finds himself faced with a terrible choice: obey Queeg, and risk the lives of his shipmates and allies - or mutiny. Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life and mutiny on a Navy warship in the Pacific theatre 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. In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has become a perennial favourite of readers young and old, has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Sea stories"
  • "Sea stories"@en
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  • "Naval history"@en
  • "War stories"
  • "War stories"@en

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  • "The Caine mutiny a novel of World War II"@en
  • "The Caine mutiny"@en
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