Moon of Israel (novel)

This article is about the novel. For the film, see The Moon of Israel.

Moon of Israel

First edition (UK)
Author	H. Rider Haggard
Language	English
Publisher	John Murray (UK) Longmans, Green (US)
Publication date	1918
Publication place	United Kingdom

Moon of Israel is a novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1918 by John Murray. Moon of Israel is a historical novel with fantasy elements. ^[1] The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana. ^{[2] [3]} Moon of Israel is set during the reign of the Pharaoh Amenmeses, identified in the novel as the Pharaoh of the Exodus. ^[4]

Haggard dedicated his novel to Sir Gaston Maspero, a distinguished Egyptologist and director of Cairo Museum.

Reception

Fantasy historian Jessica Amanda Salmonson described Moon of Israel as a "beautifully written Jewish legend". ^[1]

Adaptation

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". ^[5]

References

1. John Gregory Betancourt, "Introduction", to the Wildside Press edition of Moon of Israel. Wildside Press, Helicong, PA, 2002, ISBN   9781587150920
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. Nield, Jonathan. A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales. London, Purnell and Son, 1929. (pg. 2).
5. Moon of Israel at IMDb

External links

• Moon of Israel at Project Gutenberg