The island of the innocent
Subtitle: a novel of Greek and Jew in the time of the Maccabees.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Abelard Press
Published: 1952
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
Description: The story is set in the 2nd or 3rd century B.C. The author contrasts Greek culture with Judaism in a novel set in the time of the Maccabees rebellion, when the Jews overcame the Seleucide Empire (established by the Greeks) and reduced the influence of Hellenism in Israel and Judea.