A sprawling action-packed novel...assiduously researched, <i>The Glory</i> is gripping historical fiction. Herman Wouk's portraits of historical figures are altogether convincing

<i>Philidelphia Inquirer</i>

As in previous sagas of Woukian dimensions, <i>The Winds of War</i> to name one of a dozen, ordinary people become heroic figures against a turbulent backdrop of war, death, and love

<i>Booklist</i>

A New York Times Bestseller, The Glory is a "sprawling, action-packed novel" of Israel by the author of The Hope (Philadelphia Inquirer).

This follow-up to The Hope plunges immediately into the violence and upheaval of the Six-Day War of 1967 - and continues the stories of its multiple characters and of Israel's dramatic struggle for survival across the years. The Glory takes readers through the terrors of the Yom Kippur War, the famous Entebbe rescue, and the airstrikes on Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor - ending with the final hope for peace.

Shifting between Jerusalem and Washington, Los Angeles and Paris, this is the story of a beleaguered country and the men and women who fought for Israeli Independence and triumphed in the Six-Day War but know their fragile nationhood still hangs by a thread as their own children go into battle.

Illuminating the inner lives of real Israeli leaders-including David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, and Ariel Sharon-the Pulitzer Prize-winning "master of the historical novel" (Los Angeles Times) tells the story of Israel's struggle to exist with a compelling sense of both the broad significance of this time in history, and its personal impact on those who lived through it.

"A genuinely enjoyable read." - Detroit News

"A top-notch storyteller." - Time

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The sequel to The Hope, the epic novel of Israel's turbulent coming-of-age.
A sprawling action-packed novel...assiduously researched, The Glory is gripping historical fiction. Herman Wouk's portraits of historical figures are altogether convincing - Philidelphia Inquirer

As in previous sagas of Woukian dimensions, The Winds of War to name one of a dozen, ordinary people become heroic figures against a turbulent backdrop of war, death, and love - Booklist

A sprawling action-packed novel...assiduously researched, The Glory is gripping historical fiction. Herman Wouk's portraits of historical figures are altogether convincing - Philidelphia Inquirer

As in previous sagas of Woukian dimensions, The Winds of War to name one of a dozen, ordinary people become heroic figures against a turbulent backdrop of war, death, and love - Booklist
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The sequel to The Hope, the epic novel of Israel's turbulent coming-of-age.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781444776621
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Hodder & Stoughton; Hodder Paperback
Vekt
556 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
136 mm
Dybde
44 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
720

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Herman Wouk is the author of The Caine Mutiny, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, and Inside, Outside. His latest novel is The Lawgiver, a romantic comedy about the seeming impossibility of making a movie about the life of Moses. Born in the Bronx in 1915, he has lived in Manhattan, the Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC. He now resides in Palm Springs, California.