The Lawgiver

"Honest, highly readable, entertaining."--Moment magazine

"A lighthearted and delightful tour de force."--The Washington Times

""Read this one. You'll smile all the way through."--Hudson Valley News (NY)

"Readers will undoubtedly marvel at the ability of a ninety-seven year old author to produce a book with such an unusual format. Regardless of their opinion about the book's design, anything written by Herman Wouk is worth reading and The Lawgiver is no exception."--The Jerusalem Post

"Wouk makes commanding use of the epistolary form, and what emerges is an entertaining addition to his literary canon. It's clever without being too cutesy, revealing a writer who - at 96 - shows little sign of slowing down."--Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

"An engaging comedy/love story about present-day Hollywood."--USA Today

"Mr. Wouk's satirical (and accurate) depiction of Hollywood's bizarre ins and outs is merciless."--The New York Times

"The Lawgiver is an unadulterated delight, a compelling, old-fashioned story in sleek new-fashioned clothes. How fortunate it is for readers that Mr. Wouk, who published The Caine Mutiny when I was but four years old, has not lost an iota of his storytelling genius. The Lawgiver is fast, funny, romantic, and moving."--Stephen King

"[I] n some essential way, this book about a movie about a book is also about the very act of writing books. Wouk reminds us of the eternal value of storytelling while he shows 30- and 50- and 80-year-old whippersnappers how it's done."--Washington Post

"...The Lawgiver is a combination of sweet romantic comedy and sly Hollywood satire, and it is as much fun to read as it seems to have been to write....Wouk excels in channeling distinctive voices."--The Columbus Dispatch (OH)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such classics as War and Remembrance presents a tale told through correspondences, articles and text messages that trace the efforts of a group of movie makers, including a brilliant young writer-director who has rejected her rabbinical father's strict upbringing, to create a movie about the life of Moses. 100,000 first printing.