<b>"The narrative is fast paced, bursting with action, and obviously based on an intimate grasp of the region, its peoples, their tradition and age-old ways of life."--<i>John Barkham Reviews<br></i></b><br>Leon Uris retums to the land of his acclaimed best-seller <i>Exodus</i> for an epic story of hate and love, vengeance and forgiveness and forgiveness. The Middle East is the powerful setting for this sweeping tale of a land where revenge is sacred and hatred noble. Where an Arab ruler tries to save his people from destruction but cannot save them from themselves. When violence spreads like a plague across the lands of Palestine--this is the time of <i>The Haj</i>.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Leon Uris<br><b>Publisher:</b> Bantam<br><b>Published:</b> 05/01/1985<br><b>Pages:</b> 544<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.57lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.89h x 4.27w x 1.20d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780553248647<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>An internationally acclaimed novelist for over 30 years, <b>Leon Uris </b>was the author of <i>Battle Cry</i>, <i> The Angry Hills</i>, <i> Exodus</i>, <i>Mila 18</i>, <i> Armageddon</i>, <i> Topas QB VII</i>, <i> Trinity</i>, <i> The Haj</i>, <i> Mitla Pass</i>, and <i>Redemption</i>, and two highly praised works of nonfiction in collaboration with his wife, <i>Ireland: A Terrible Beauty</i> and <i>Jerusalem: Song of Songs</i>. He lived in Aspen, Colorado, with his wife, photographer Jill Uris, and their two children. He died in 2003.</p>