Leon Marcus Uris (1924-2003) was an author.
Life[]
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From "About the Author" sections[]
LEON URIS was born in Baltimore in 1924, left high school to join the Marine Corps. In 1950, Esquire magazine bought an article from him - and it encouraged him to begin work on a novel. The result was his accalimed bestseller Battle Cry. The Angry Hills, a novel set in war-time Greece, was his second book. As a screen writer and then newspaper correspondent, he became interested in the dramatic events surrounding the rebirth of the state of Israel. This interest led to Exodus, his monumental success which has been read by millions of people. From one of the episodes in Exodus came Mila 18, the story of the angry uprising of Jewish fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto. Exodus Revisited, a work of nonfiction, presents the author's feeling for the land and the people of Israel. Mr. Uris is also the author of Armageddon, Topaz, QB VII, and his latest, Trinity - all sensational bestsellers.
At present, Leon Uris lives in Aspen, Colorado, with his wife, Jill. - from the Bantan paperback of Trinity.
Leon Uris lives in Aspen, Colorado, with his wife, photographer Jill Uris, and their two children. An internationally acclaimed novelist for over thirty years, he is the author of Exodus, Trinity, Mila 18, QB VII, Battle Cry, Topaz, Armageddon, among others, and in collaboration with his wife, Ireland: A Terrible Beauty and Jerusalem: Song of Songs. - from the first edition of Mitla Pass
Writing style[]
Several of Uris' novels are set within Israel and feature rather negative depictions of Palestinian peoples.
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Notable works[]
- Battle Cry
- The Angry Hills
- Exodus
- Exodus Revisited (or In the Steps of Exodus)
- Mila 18
- Armageddon - a novel about post World War II Germany.
- Topaz
- QB VII
- Ireland: A Terrible Beauty (with Jill Uris)
- Trinity - a novel about the Irish Revolution.
- Jerusalem: A Song of Songs (with Jill Uris)
- The Haj - a novel about the birth of Israel from the Palestinian viewpoint. Described by the Palestinian Research and Educational Center as "cheap anti-Palestinian racism parading as literature"
- Mitla Pass - a novel about the birth of Israel from the Israeli viewpoint.
- Redemption
- A God in Ruins
- O'Hara's Choice
Sources[]
- Wikipedia