Leon Uris
Subtitle: a critical companion
By: Kathleen Shine Cain.
Series: Critical companions to popular contemporary writers,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Uris, Leon, 1924-  -- Criticism and interpretation; Autobiographical fiction, American -- History and criticism; Historical fiction, American -- History and criticism; War stories, American -- History and criticism
Description: 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 exploration of these plots, themes, and characters, this study recognizes Leon Uris as a writer whose examination of good and evil in the context of contemporary history raises important issues that have confronted us all.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-202) and index.