Rather than being an action-packed reflection on the adventure of war, THE CAINE MUTINY focuses on the minutia and procedures that keep the war machine turning, and the tough decisions that must be made when things break down With Humphrey Bogart in the indelible role of the unstable Lieutenant Commander Queeg, the 1954 Hollywood adaptation of the novel was the second-highest grossing film of the year. Herman Wouk drew on his own experiences aboard destroyers in the Pacific theater to craft his narrative of internal and external conflicts. Signed by Author(s).įirst edition, in first state jacket, of Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of conflict and mistrust aboard a destroyer, adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Humphrey Bogart. In archival protection and ships in a sturdy box. Overall, a lovely copy of this scarce novel, an important entry in World War II fiction and the basis for the film starring Humphrey Bogart. Please review scans for further explanation. Housed in the first state dust jacket (with The City Boy blurb on the back panel) that is clean, bright, and intact moderate rubbing and chipping are present to the spine ends, corners, and flap edges with minimal loss of material, some light age toning is present to the back panel and flaps, and a few creases are apparent again to the flap and panel edges. The book itself is in near fine condition with only mild bumping to the spine ends and some mild darkening to the exterior text block, else fine.
This is an outstanding copy of this Pulitzer Prize winning novel, very scarce in the first edition/first printing with an intact first state jacket, particularly signed. SIGNED on a Roland Comstock bookplate affixed to the front paste down (Comstock was a noted book collector with a collection of over 50,000 volumes his collections have been the subject of a number of publications and auctions). Stated First Edition in the First State Dust Jacket A near fine book in a very good ORIGINAL dust jacket. This is not just a Navy story, it is a great contribution to the entire body of American literature. The narrative workmanship in characterization, setting and action is economic, precise, and well paced. His characters are fully developed it would be impossible for a reader not to care for them. It's been adequate to hold the attention of women readers for three generations, in the otherwise entirely masculine contexts of this novel.Wouk's portrayal of the Navy and the Caine are dead on target. Meanwhile, Willie's scorching romance with Mae Wynn, whom any reader can see is intended to be his mate for life, works its way through stormy waters, mostly of Willie's making. Be sure to take note of Keefer's performance as commander of the Caine.
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The reader will come out the far end of the episode with no doubt that Steve Maryk saved the ship and the captain was not in control of himself, much less the ship, at the peak of the storm.Maryk, a C student from a state college and career fisherman, grapples with the arcane concepts of psychology without the professional tools to evaluate them, egged on by the novelist Tom Keefer, who turns out to be the real villain of this story. The typhoon that precipitates the actual mutiny is hisotrical, and the Navy did lose ships in it. Meanwhile, the Caine's operational record builds a case for the captain's incompetence and unfitness to command. (I had to look up the word cognizant when I first read this book, in the eighth grade.) Willie Keith's abiding memory of this time is being awakened routinely in the middle of the night. They receive and decode Navy message traffic, written in realistic Navy telegraphese.
The coffee is hot and strong, the food entirely unremarkable. The citizen-sailors of the wardroom exhibit commendable conscience and care for the crew as they develop into seasoned watchstanders. By any reckoning, it's Herman Wouk's best work.Life aboard the Caine is mostly tedious and uncomfortable, as the little destroyer-minesweeper escorts convoys through hot expanses of ocean to featureless, desolate destinations. The Pulitzer-winning novel of 1952 is nothing less than the best fiction ever about the U.S.
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In print, The Caine Mutiny is the story of the coming of age of Willie Keith, who barely figures in the movie at all.
Forget about the movie, except that as far as it goes, the characterizations, casting and motivations of players are fairly faithful to the story.
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