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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.
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[32] [33] An Israelite father could sell his unmarried daughters into servitude, with the expectation or understanding that the master or his son could eventually marry her (as in Exodus 21:7–11.) It is understood by Jewish and Christian commentators that this referred to the sale of a daughter, who "is not arrived to the age of twelve years ...
Sold received positive reviews for exposing readers to an unfamiliar world. Kirkus Reviews , for instance, commented that “McCormick provides readers who live in safety and under protection of the law with a vivid window into a harsh and cruel world.” [ 6 ] Booklist agreed, saying Sold is “[a]n unforgettable account of sexual slavery as ...
The Movieguide review ends by comparing the film's opposition to modern slavery to the death of Saint Telemachus, which put an end to gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. [2] Erica Yunghans of Star News Daily called the film "controversial". [10] In News Weekly, Babette Francis called Nefarious a "ground-breaking documentary". [27]
[a] [10] It was a worldwide best-seller, translated into a dozen languages, and was made into a feature film in 1960, starring Paul Newman, directed by Otto Preminger, as well as into a short-lived Broadway musical, Ari, in 1971, for which Uris wrote the book and lyrics. [11] Exodus illustrated the history of Palestine from the late 19th ...
“My dad spent 14 years writing a book. He worked full time and his kids came first. But (he) made time for his book,” Richards’ daughter wrote in a TikTok video posted Feb. 8. The video from ...
Reeves' book isn't a comprehensive biography, and it doesn't cover Grant's time in the White House. But it gives readers an enlightening look at how he benefited from slavery years before he ...