Exodus (Uris novel)

See Exodus (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. Exodus is a novel written in 1958 by American novelist Leon Uris about the founding of the state of Israel . The story unfolds with the protagonist , Ari Ben Canaan, hatching a plot to transport Jewish refugees from a British detention camp in Cyprus to Palestine . The operation is carried out under the auspices of the Mossad . The book then goes on to trace the histories of the various main characters and the ties of their personal lives to the birth of the new Jewish state. A film based on the novel was directed by Otto Preminger in 1960 featuring Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan.

Exodus by American novelist Leon Uris is about the founding of the State of Israel . Published in 1958, it is based on the name of the 1947 immigration ship Exodus . In 1956, Uris covered the Arab-Israeli fighting as a war correspondent. Two years later, Exodus was published by Doubleday . Exodus became an international publishing phenomenon, the biggest bestseller in the United States since Gone with the Wind . Uris had sold the film rights in advance. The story unfolds with the protagonist , Ari Ben Canaan, hatching a plot to transport Jewish refugees from a British detention camp in Cyprus to Palestine . The operation is carried out under the auspices of the Mossad Le'aliyah Bet . The book then goes on to trace the histories of the various main characters and the ties of their personal lives to the birth of the new Jewish state. A film based on the novel was directed by Otto Preminger in 1960 featuring Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan. It focused mainly on the escape from Cyprus and subsequent events in Palestine.

Novel by Leon Uris Exodus is a historical novel by American novelist Leon Uris about the founding of the State of Israel . Published in 1958, it begins with a compressed retelling of the voyages of the 1947 immigration ship Exodus . The book has been widely praised as successful propaganda for Israel. Uris acknowledged writing from a pro-Israel perspective after the book's publication, stating that: "I set out to tell a story of Israel. I am definitely pro-Jewish," and the then- Prime Minister of Israel , David Ben-Gurion remarked that: "as a piece of propaganda, it’s the greatest thing ever written about Israel". The story unfolds with the protagonist , Ari Ben Canaan, hatching a plot to transport Jewish refugees from a British detention camp in Cyprus to Palestine . The operation is carried out under the auspices of the Mossad Le'aliyah Bet . The book then goes on to trace the histories of the various main characters and the ties of their personal lives to the birth of the new Jewish state. Uris covered the Suez Crisis as a war correspondent in 1956. He was approached by a public relations firm in the mid-1950s with the idea of a writing a propaganda novel on behalf of Israel. Exodus was published by Doubleday in 1958. Exodus became an international publishing phenomenon, the biggest bestseller in the United States since Gone with the Wind (1936). The book remained number one on The New York Times Best Seller list for eight months after its release, and initiated a new sympathy for the newly established State of Israel . The book has been criticized as "racist" ( anti-Arab or anti-Palestinian) and as having "ignored the basic injustice" at the root of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . Otto Preminger directed a 1960 film based on the novel, featuring Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan. It focuses mainly on the escape from Cyprus and subsequent events in Palestine. Deliberate deceptions: facing the facts about the U.S.-Israeli relationship . Leon Uris's vastly popular 1950s novel Exodus was actually commissioned by the New York public relations firm of Edward Gottlieb to 'create a more sympathetic attitude toward Israel.' Neff, Donald (June 1998). Fifty years of Israel . In the early 1950s, an American public relations man, Edward Gottlieb, seeking to improve Israel's image in the United States, hit upon the idea of hiring a writer to go to Israel and write an heroic novel about the new country. The writer was Leon Uris, and his novel, Exodus, became a huge best-seller.14 Moreover, the highly romanticized novel later became a movie starring Paul Newman. It was a box office smash hit. The fact that Uris's book totally distorted reality and ignored the basic injustice involved in the West imposing on the Middle East a solution to its own problems was completely overlooked. The idea for the book began with a prominent public-relations consultant who in the early 1950s decided that the United States was too apathetic about Israel's struggle for survival and recognition, selected Uris, and sent him to Israel with instructions to soak up the atmosphere and create a novel. It was an astute public-relations scheme. The Persuasion Explosion: Your Guide to the Power & Influence of Contemporary Public Relations . In the early 1950s, when the newly formed State of Israel was struggling for recognition in the court of world opinion, America was largely apathetic. Gottlieb, who at the time headed his own public relations firm, suddenly had a hunch about how to create a more sympathetic attitude toward Israel. He chose a writer and sent him to Israel with instructions to soak in the atmosphere of the country and create a novel about it. The book turned out to be Exodus, by Leon Uris. Exodus special edition , Amazon books description Nadel 2010 , p. God, Guns and Israel: Britain, The First World War And The Jews in the Holy City , Jill Hamilton, p 181: "Two months after the tenth anniversary a novel was published in America that changed the public perception of Israel and the Jews. Exodus by the Jewish US ex-marine Leon Uris became an international publishing phenomenon, the biggest best seller in the United States since Gone with the Wind .

Novel by Leon Uris For other books, see Exodus (disambiguation) § Literature . Exodus is a historical novel by American novelist Leon Uris about the founding of the State of Israel beginning with a compressed retelling of the voyages of the 1947 immigration ship Exodus and describing the histories of the various main characters and the ties of their personal lives to the birth of the new Jewish state. Published by Doubleday in 1958, it became an international publishing phenomenon, the biggest bestseller in the United States since Gone with the Wind (1936) and still at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list eight months after its release. It has been both widely praised and criticized as being anti-Arab or anti-Palestinian and as having "ignored the basic injustice" at the root of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Otto Preminger directed a 1960 film based on the novel, featuring Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan. It focuses mainly on the escape from Cyprus and subsequent events in Palestine. Exodus special edition , Amazon books description Nadel 2010 , p.

Novel by Leon Uris Exodus is a historical novel by American novelist Leon Uris about the founding of the State of Israel beginning with a compressed retelling of the voyages of the 1947 immigration ship Exodus and describing the histories of the various main characters and the ties of their personal lives to the birth of the new Jewish state. Published by Doubleday in 1958, it became an international publishing phenomenon, the biggest bestseller in the United States since Gone with the Wind (1936) and was still at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list eight months after its release. Otto Preminger directed a 1960 film based on the novel, featuring Paul Newman as Ari Ben Canaan. It focuses mainly on the escape from Cyprus and subsequent events in Palestine . Exodus special edition , Amazon books description Nadel 2010 , p.