Leon Uris a critical companion
Title:
Leon Uris a critical companion
Author:
Cain, Kathleen Shine.
ISBN:
9781573566858
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 216 p.) : ill.
Series:
Critical companions to popular contemporary writers,
Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.
Contents:
Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. The Life of Leon Uris; 2. Leon Uris's Literary Heritage; 3. Battle Cry (1953); 4. The Angry Hills (1955); 5. Exodus (1958); 6. Mila 18 (1961); 7. Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin (1963); 8. Topaz (1967); 9. QB VII (1970); 10. Trinity (1976) and Redemption (1995); 11. The Haj (1984); 12. Mitla Pass (1988); Bibliography; Index.
Abstract:
In eleven novels written over four decades, Leon Uris has chronicled the unceasing fight of dedicated individuals against the forces of oppression, in particular fascism, communism, and imperialism. In the tradition of the historical novel, Uris sets his work during times of crisis (World War II, the founding of Israel, the Irish fight for independence), providing his plots with both political and social tensions as well as personal conflicts. Uris's themes include the indomitability of the human spirit, the power of patriotism, and the restorative capacity of romantic love. Through an explora.
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