Williwaw
by Gore Vidal
SailorsAlaska in fictionStormsFiction in EnglishWorld War, 1939-1945 in fiction
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A gripping tale of men struggling against nature and themselves, Williwaw was Gore Vidal's first novel, written at nineteen when he was first mate of the U.S. Army freight supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands. Here he writes of a ship caught plying the lethal, frigid Arctic waters during storm season. Tensions run high among the edgy crew and uneasy passengers even before the cruel wind that gives the book its title suddenly sweeps down from the mountains. Vividly drawn characters and a compelling murder plot combine to make Williwaw a classic war novel.
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SailorsAlaska in fictionStormsFiction in EnglishWorld War, 1939-1945 in fictionFiction
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AlaskaAleutian IslandsAleutian Islands (Alaska)
About the author
Gore Vidal
03 October 1925 – 31 July 2012
Gore Vidal (full name: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr.) was a renowned American author.
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