Exodus by
Leon Uris is a story of liberation -- a story of the founding of the nation of Israel
after centuries of oppression in Egypt, under the Nazis, and even as the
promises made to the Jews after World War II lay dormant.
Uris
novelizes the history of the founding of Israel in an expansive and very real
story – one the reader can join into – largely focused on the journey of Jews
from Cyprus to Israel. Although this is
a novelization, the history that is told is accurate.
Uris
writes, “Israel, the bridge between darkness and light” (589).
The
final scene of the novel is the celebration of the Passover – a time of joy
looking forward to the coming of the Messiah, but they receive horrible
news. Even so, they begin the Haggadah
in which they remember that Israel – her people – “go[] forth in triumph from
slavery into freedom” (599).
A
novel of heartbreak and hope.
[This
review appears on my blog, Amazon.com, and Goodreads.com].
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