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He spent five years writing for Fred Allen, one of the biggest names in radio in the years before World War II. Wouk's first love as a writer was humor - he wanted to be what he called "a funny man," and just out of college, he got a job writing gags for radio shows. But if I were on my deathbed and had breath enough to tell you one thing, I would say 'study the Talmud.' That stayed in my soul and I did learn the Talmud from end to end once," Wouk says. "He said to me, I understand everything you say about the Talmud and you're right. He loved Mark Twain and Alexandre Dumas, and he also fondly remembers listening to his father read the stories of Sholem Aleichem on Friday nights.Īs a teenager he argued with his father about studying the Talmud, telling him it was outdated. Growing up in the Bronx, Wouk knew he wanted to be a writer, but Judaism was always important to him as well. He calls it Sailor and Fiddler - the sailor representing his life as a writer, the fiddler his spiritual side. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Sailor and Fiddler Subtitle Reflections of a 100-Year-old Author Author Herman Wouk