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'''''Exile''''' is a political thriller by [[Richard North Patterson]], published in 2007, which engages the [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]] through a fictional trial for an accused Palestinian political assassin being defended by her former lover, a Jewish-American lawyer. The novel explores the multitude of religious, social and historical factors that have created the volatile nature of the Israel / Palestine situation. The reader may be surprised to feel deep sympathy with characters one might have first dismissed as simply fanatic. It's difficult to tell where Patterson's sympathies lie. |
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| author = [[Richard North Patterson]] |
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| genre = [[Political thriller]] |
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| isbn = 0-8050-7947-5 |
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| pub_date = January 9, 2007 |
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| publisher = [[Henry Holt & Co.]] |
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'''''Exile''''' is a 2007 [[political thriller]] by American writer [[Richard North Patterson]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-15 |title=Exile |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/richard-north-patterson/exile-3/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Exile: A Novel by Richard North Patterson |url=https://januarymagazine.com/features/exileexc.html |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=[[January Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Muddling Fact and Fiction: A review of Exile |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/muddling-fact-and-fiction-a-review-of-exile |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Jewish Virtual Library}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-02 |title=Exile by Richard North Patterson |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780805079470 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref> It engages the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]] through a fictional trial for an accused Palestinian political assassin being defended by her former lover, a [[American Jews|Jewish-American]] lawyer. The novel explores the multitude of religious, social and historical factors that have created the volatile nature of the conflict. |
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==Plot== |
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David Wolfe (a German Jew) is a successful lawyer in San Francisco with a fiancée, a reliable job and soon to become a [[Member of Congress|congressman]]. When he receives a phone call from Hana, a Palestinian woman who was his secret lover thirteen years ago at [[Harvard University|Harvard]], his life completely changes. He is set on a thrilling series of events. He witnesses the assassination of the Prime Minister of Israel is in San Francisco by two [[Suicide attack|suicide bombers]]. His lover Hana is incriminated as one of the masterminds. David rushes to her defense destroying his old life for the woman he loves. In his pursuit of justice for Hana, the struggles, conflicts and bombings in Israel between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews are highlighted. His travels soon take him all over the Holy Land in search of answers to the conspiracy. |
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 7 September 2024
| Author | Richard North Patterson |
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| Genre | Political thriller |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Co. |
Publication date | January 9, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0-8050-7947-5 |
Exile is a 2007 political thriller by American writer Richard North Patterson.[1][2][3][4] It engages the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through a fictional trial for an accused Palestinian political assassin being defended by her former lover, a Jewish-American lawyer. The novel explores the multitude of religious, social and historical factors that have created the volatile nature of the conflict.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs an improved plot summary. (January 2016) |
David Wolfe (a German Jew) is a successful lawyer in San Francisco with a fiancée, a reliable job and soon to become a congressman. When he receives a phone call from Hana, a Palestinian woman who was his secret lover thirteen years ago at Harvard, his life completely changes. He is set on a thrilling series of events. He witnesses the assassination of the Prime Minister of Israel is in San Francisco by two suicide bombers. His lover Hana is incriminated as one of the masterminds. David rushes to her defense destroying his old life for the woman he loves. In his pursuit of justice for Hana, the struggles, conflicts and bombings in Israel between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews are highlighted. His travels soon take him all over the Holy Land in search of answers to the conspiracy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Exile". Kirkus Reviews. October 15, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Exile: A Novel by Richard North Patterson". January Magazine. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Muddling Fact and Fiction: A review of Exile". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Exile by Richard North Patterson". Publishers Weekly. October 2, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Watson, Alex (January 2007) "A Novel Voice". Birmingham Magazine. Vol. 47, No. 1, p. 90–91
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