The publication of Aurora Dawn in 1947 immediately established Herman Wouk as a novelist of exceptional literary and hisorical significance. Today, Aurora Dawn's themes have grown still more relevant and, in the manner of all great fiction, its characters and ironies have only been sharpened by the passage of time. Wouk's raucous satire of Manhattan's high-power elite recounts the adventures of one Andrew Reale as he struggles toward fame and fortune in the early days of radio. On the quest for wealth and prestige, ...
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The publication of Aurora Dawn in 1947 immediately established Herman Wouk as a novelist of exceptional literary and hisorical significance. Today, Aurora Dawn's themes have grown still more relevant and, in the manner of all great fiction, its characters and ironies have only been sharpened by the passage of time. Wouk's raucous satire of Manhattan's high-power elite recounts the adventures of one Andrew Reale as he struggles toward fame and fortune in the early days of radio. On the quest for wealth and prestige, ambitious young Andrew finds himself face-to-face with his own devil's bargain: forced to choose between soul and salary, true love and a strategic romance, Wouk's riotus, endearing hero learns a timeless lesson about the high cost of success in America's most extravagant metropolis.
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Fine. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Signed. Presentation By Author Fine Copy In a Very Good Jacket Chipped at Heel. First Edition. $2.75 on Flap. Author's First Book Presentation Copy With TLS. "To Lew Ashworth With best wishes Herman Wouk." 2/20/47 Very Early Presentation with TLS on Northport Stationary."17 December 1946 Dear Swanee: Thanks for your inquiry. It is not a play but a novel. "Aurora Dawn, " which Simon & Schuster will bring out in March. I would be very interested inasmuch as I am wasting time now at radio work. If I can get a reasonable pre-publication deal through you, I will be pleased. The agents who are handling Aurora Dawn for me in the past are Leslie Gordon Phillips & Pat Lewis They have the bound galleys. Cordially, Herman Wouk." Awesome Letter. One of a Kind.
