Leon Uris

Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American author and screenwriter, known for his historical novels that deal with the conflicts of the 20th century. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Jewish parents, Wolf William and Anne Uris, he served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II (1942–1945). His literary career began with the novel Battle Cry (1953), based on his wartime experiences, which was adapted into a film in 1955.

His best-known work, Exodus (1958), is an international bestseller about the founding of Israel, the result of two years of research and interviews. The novel was adapted into a film in 1960, starring Paul Newman. They were followed by Mila 18 (1961) about an uprising in the Warsaw ghetto, Armageddon (1963) about post-war Berlin, Topaz (1967), a spy novel adapted from Hitchcock in 1969, and Trinity (1976), a saga about Irish nationalism. QB VII (1970) deals with a libel trial inspired by the real events of Exodus. Later works include The Haj (1984), about the Arab-Israeli conflict, and Mitla Pass (1988), a partly autobiographical novel. With his third wife, photographer Jill Peabody, he collaborated on the book Ireland: A Terrible Beauty (1975).

Uris's novels, translated into numerous languages, were commercially successful, but critics often described them as relying more on historical facts than on literary subtlety. He died of kidney failure in 2003 on Shelter Island, New York, leaving a significant mark on historical fiction.


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Armageddon 1

Armageddon 1

Leon Uris

A 1963 novel by Leon Uris about Berlin and Germany after World War II. The novel begins in London during World War II and goes up to the occupation of Berlin by the Four Powers and the Soviet land blockade of the western districts of the city.

Otokar Keršovani, 1982.
Hrvatski. Latinica. Tvrde korice s ovitkom.
5,32
Armageddon 2

Armageddon 2

Leon Uris

A 1963 novel by Leon Uris about Berlin and Germany after World War II. The novel begins in London during World War II and goes up to the occupation of Berlin by the Four Powers and the Soviet land blockade of the western districts of the city.

Otokar Keršovani, 1982.
Hrvatski. Latinica. Tvrde korice s ovitkom.
5,32
Exodus

Exodus

Leon Uris

Exodus (1958), an epic saga about the founding of Israel, inspired by true historical events, follows a group of Jewish refugees in post-World War II Europe as they fight to establish a homeland in Palestine.

August Cesarec, 1982.
Hrvatski. Latinica. Tvrde korice s ovitkom.
Knjiga se sastoji od dva toma
11,36
Mila 18

Mila 18

Leon Uris

Mila 18 is a novel about the legendary uprising in the Warsaw ghetto. To write the novel, Uris spent years studying archival materials, visiting the places where the events took place and talking to survivors of the ghetto...

August Cesarec, 1985.
Hrvatski. Latinica. Broširano.
Knjiga se sastoji od dva toma
5,32
Mila 18

Mila 18

Leon Uris

Mila 18 is a novel about the legendary uprising in the Warsaw ghetto. To write the novel, Uris spent years studying archival materials, visiting the places where the events took place and talking to survivors of the ghetto...

Matica hrvatska, 1970.
Hrvatski. Latinica. Tvrde korice s ovitkom.
7,245,79
QB VII

QB VII

Leon Uris

QB VII is a dramatic courtroom novel that highlights the events leading up to the libel trial in four parts. The novel was Uris' second consecutive #1 New York Times bestseller and third overall.

Otokar Keršovani, 1982.
Hrvatski. Latinica. Tvrde korice s ovitkom.
5,34 - 5,36