Leon Uris
Subtitle: life of a best seller
By: Ira B. Nadel
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Jewish history, life, and culture
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780292709355
Subjects: Jewish authors; American Authors; Biography
Description: The dramatic story of a novelist whose life constantly provided his best material, this biography of the best-selling author of Exodus, Mila 18, QB VII & Trinity maps the literary landscape of mid-twentieth-century America, the mainstreaming of Jewish writing, and the rise of the celebrity author.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.