Leon Uris: A Critical Companion

by Kathleen Shine Cain

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313302316
• ISBN13: 9780313302312
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"