Exodus

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Exodus is a 1958 historical novel by Leon Uris that dramatizes the founding of the state of Israel and became a major bestseller and cultural touchstone.

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Exodus (1960 film) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptedAs Exodus (1960 film) NERFINISHED
author Leon Uris NERFINISHED
became bestseller
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact influenced American perceptions of Israel
served as a cultural touchstone for Zionism
filmAdaptationDirector Otto Preminger NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1960
filmAdaptationScreenwriter Dalton Trumbo NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationStar Eva Marie Saint NERFINISHED
Paul Newman NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre Zionist literature
historical fiction
hasCharacter Barak Ben Canaan NERFINISHED
Dov Landau NERFINISHED
Karen Hansen Clement NERFINISHED
Kitty Fremont NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9780385040085
hasMainCharacter Ari Ben Canaan NERFINISHED
hasTheme Jewish identity
national liberation
post-Holocaust survival
state-building
language English
mainLocation Cyprus NERFINISHED
Israel NERFINISHED
Palestine NERFINISHED
notableFor popularizing the Zionist narrative in the West
sympathetic portrayal of Jewish refugees
originalAudience general adult readership
publicationDate 1958
publisher Doubleday
setInPeriod 1940s
founding of the State of Israel
subject Jewish refugees after the Holocaust
Zionism NERFINISHED
creation of the State of Israel
timeSpanOfNarrative pre-World War II to early years of Israel
titleOrigin Book of Exodus NERFINISHED

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Dalton Trumbo notableWork Exodus
Ernest Gold awardReceivedFor Exodus
this entity surface form: Exodus (1960 film)
Ernest Gold workedOn Exodus
this entity surface form: Exodus (1960 film)
Hugh Griffith notableWork Exodus
Otto Preminger notableWork Exodus