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{{short description|1946 novel by Gore Vidal}} |
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'''''Williwaw''''' is the [[debut novel]] of [[Gore Vidal]], written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. The story combines war drama, maritime adventure and a murder plot. The book was first published in 1946 in the United States by [[E.P. Dutton]]. [[Williwaw]] is the term, widely thought to be [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] in origin, for a sudden, violent [[ |
'''''Williwaw''''' is the [[debut novel]] of [[Gore Vidal]], written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the [[Aleutian Islands]]. The story combines war drama, maritime adventure and a murder plot. The book was first published in 1946 in the United States by [[E.P. Dutton]]. [[Williwaw]] is the term, widely thought to be [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] in origin, for a sudden, violent [[Katabatic wind]] common to the Aleutian Islands. |
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== Plot summary == |
== Plot summary == |
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The story is set on a U.S. ship in the [[Arctic]] waters around the Aleutians in the [[Pacific Ocean]] in the middle of the local storm season during World War II. The nervousness and tension of the crew and a handful of passengers at the approach of the williwaw is stretched to breaking point when |
The story is set on a U.S. ship in the [[Arctic]] waters around the Aleutians in the [[Pacific Ocean]] in the middle of the local storm season during World War II. The nervousness and tension of the crew and a handful of passengers at the approach of the williwaw is stretched to breaking point when the Chief Engineer, Duval, falls overboard in suspicious circumstances. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Typhoon (novel)]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*http://www.thereadingroom.com/books/details/williwaw-gore-vidal/771670 |
*http://www.thereadingroom.com/books/details/williwaw-gore-vidal/771670 |
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*http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wind/The-Williwaw.htm |
*http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wind/The-Williwaw.htm |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 13 September 2022
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| Author | Gore Vidal |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York City |
Publication date | 1946 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 222 |
| ISBN | 0919948553 |
| Followed by | In a Yellow Wood |
Williwaw is the debut novel of Gore Vidal, written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands. The story combines war drama, maritime adventure and a murder plot. The book was first published in 1946 in the United States by E.P. Dutton. Williwaw is the term, widely thought to be Native American in origin, for a sudden, violent Katabatic wind common to the Aleutian Islands.
Plot summary
[edit]The story is set on a U.S. ship in the Arctic waters around the Aleutians in the Pacific Ocean in the middle of the local storm season during World War II. The nervousness and tension of the crew and a handful of passengers at the approach of the williwaw is stretched to breaking point when the Chief Engineer, Duval, falls overboard in suspicious circumstances.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10790039-williwaw
- http://www.thereadingroom.com/books/details/williwaw-gore-vidal/771670
- http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wind/The-Williwaw.htm
External links
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