张汉熙高级英语第一册课件第14课.pptVIP

Lesson 14 Argentia Bay By Herman Wouk Background about the author Herman Wouk (1915- ) is an American novelist. He is better known for his epic war novels. After graduation from Columbia University, he became a radio scriptwriter. Though he achieved considerable social and financial success in the radio show business world, he found both the work and environment unsatisfying. He enlisted in the navy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and spent three years as an officer on a destroyer-minesweeper in the pacific. Background about the author Much of Aurora Dawn (1947极光