Matt's review of The Haj
The Haj by Leon Uris
A certainly biased look at the origins of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, as it was written by Jewish Leon Uris. It leaves doubts in my mind as a reader as to how fictional or nonfictional some of these events are. I understand it's a fictional novel, but the book spends a lot of time trying to paint the picture of Arab life in the Middle East. The more liberal side of me hopes that Uris has painted a falsified and horribly inaccurate picture because I wish people didn't have to live like that. The more conservative side of me hopes that Uris has painted a falsified and horribly inaccurate picture because I am afraid of what accuracy in this case might mean, especially regarding the Jewish community in Israel.
I wonder how a book like this could be published if there isn't a certain amount of truth to what is being written.
I wonder how a book like this could be published if there isn't a certain amount of truth to what is being written.
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