Name: o jerusalem
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Author: Collins, Larry ; Lapierre, Dominique
ISBN: 9780671662417

Type

Physical Book

Author

Larry Collins

Dominique Lapierre

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Language

English

Pages

640

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.4 x 14.0 x 4.0 cm

Weight

0.73 kg.

ISBN13

9780671662417

Synopsis "o jerusalem"

Now a major motion picture, this remarkable classic recounts, moment by moment, the spellbinding process that gave birth to the state of Israel. Collins and Lapierre weave a brilliant tapestry of shattered hopes, fierce pride, and breathtaking valor as the Arabs, Jews, and British collide in their fight for control of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem! meticulously re-creates this historic struggle. Collins and Lapierre penetrate the battle from the inside, exploring each party's interests, intentions, and concessions as the city of all of their dreams teeters on the brink of destruction. From the Jewish fighters and their heroic commanders to the charismatic Arab chieftain whose death in battle doomed his cause but inspired a generation of Palestinians, O Jerusalem! tells the three-dimensional story of this high-stakes, emotional conflict. Now with a new introduction by Dominique Lapierre, O Jerusalem! remains, as ever, a towering testament to the fiery dawn of Israel and an unforgettable tale of faith and violence, of betrayal and indomitable courage.

Larry Collins

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He was born in Connecticut and graduated from Yale in 1951. In Paris (1953-1954) he met Dominique Lapierre, with whom he has written five of his great bestsellers. In 1956, he moved to Rome as deputy editor-in-chief and in November of that same year he was appointed correspondent in Beirut for the Middle East. In 1959, he took over Newsweek in Beirut, which gave him the opportunity to cover a time full of political and social unrest in countries like India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan. In 1961, Newsweek named him head of its Paris office, allowing him to come into contact with circles of Algerian armed violence. In 1962, Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre decided to join their experience as reporters. In October of that same year, and with the imminent intervention of the US army in Vietnam, Larry Collins took charge of the Newsweek branch in Saigon. But that same day, both he and Dominique Lapierre received an offer from Reader's Digest to write two books, which would turn into many more.

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Dominique Lapierre

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Since he fell in love with India while writing his bestsellers, he allocates half of his royalties and donations from his readers to humanitarian efforts in the slums of Kolkata, in the poorest rural areas of Bengal, and also in Africa and South America. Since 1982, the writer and his wife have helped save thousands of children sick with leprosy or suffering from other physical and mental issues, and have cured a million people with tuberculosis. The organization they founded, Action pour les Enfants des Lépreux de Calcutta (www.cityofjoyaid.org, www.citedelajoie.com), funds numerous programs year after year. For this humanitarian work and his books about the history of the Indian subcontinent, Dominique Lapierre received on May 5, 2008, from the hands of the President of India, the highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan. This official recognition had been especially requested by seventy-five thousand patients who had been healed thanks to Dominique Lapierre.

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