Moon of Israel (novel)
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | H. Rider Haggard |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | John Murray (UK) Longmans, Green (US) |
Publication date | 1918 |
Moon of Israel is a novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1918 by John Murray. The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana.[1][2]
Haggard dedicated his novel to Sir Gaston Maspero, a distinguished Egyptologist and director of Cairo Museum.
Adaptation[edit]
His novel was the basis of a script by Ladislaus Vajda, for film-director Michael Curtiz in his 1924 Austrian epic known as Die Sklavenkönigin, or "Queen of the Slaves".[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Our Literary Page The Newest Books MOON OF ISRAEL". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 28 February 1919. p. 39. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Moon of Israel (H. Rider Haggard)". The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 10 May 1919. p. 29. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Moon of Israel at IMDb
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