Moon of Israel (novel)

Moon of Israel
First edition (UK)
AuthorH. Rider Haggard
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJohn Murray (UK)
Longmans, Green (US)
Publication date1918
Publication placeUnited 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. 1 2 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
  • Moon of Israel at Project Gutenberg
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