▁former ▁British ▁colon ies , ▁Master ▁of ▁this ▁V essel ▁and ▁An ▁Oper ational ▁N ec ess ity ▁are ▁sea ▁stories ▁and ▁A ▁Last ▁L amp ▁Burn ing ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Nap les . ▁G w yn ▁Griff in ' s ▁books ▁were ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁his ▁story t elling ▁ability ▁was ▁particularly ▁noted ▁in ▁reviews ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Put nam ▁Award ▁for ▁A ▁Last ▁L amp ▁Burn ing . ▁ ▁His ▁final ▁novel , ▁An ▁Oper ational ▁N ec ess ity , ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Pe le us ▁Inc ident , ▁the ▁only ▁documented ▁case ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁U - bo at ▁machine - g unn ed ▁surv iv ors ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁Club ▁selection ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁on ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best ▁S eller ▁list . ▁It ▁was ▁re iss ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Har v ill ▁Press . ▁ ▁Books ▁by ▁G w yn ▁Griff in ▁ ▁The ▁Occ up ying ▁Power . ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁By ▁the ▁North ▁Gate . ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Something ▁of ▁an ▁Ach iev ement . ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Master ▁of ▁This ▁V essel ▁( Pub lished ▁in ▁England ▁as ▁Sh ip master ). ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁A ▁Sign ific ant ▁Exper ience . ▁ 1 9 6