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The result: Exodus, the critically
artist, and after a stormy beginning,
acclaimed novel that was tuned into a
settles down to a happily married life.
blockbuster film starring Paul Newman.
As the story unfolds and O'Connell
While Uris, who has received a
becomes involved in politics, Uris
plethora of awards, is grateful for all
weaves in the life of Thornton Tomtree,
his success — nearly a dozen New York
the current U.S. president and a con-
Times best-sellers — he is proud of his
servative, right wing computer mogul.
priorities.
O'Connell fights hard for gun con-
"I learned something early on in this
trol, facing overwhelming opposition,
business," says Uris, who has been mar-
while Tomtree is willing to risk the
ried three times, has five children and
safety of American citizens to achieve
two grandchildren, and is presently sin-
his own ambitions.
gle. "When my daughter was little, she
In the meantime, an event reminis-
came down with polio. Before that I
cent of the tragedies in Oklahoma
thought I would die if I didn't become
City and Littleton, Colo., occurs: 400
a great writer, but I realized that if
Eagle Scouts are killed in an explosion
something happens to your child, what
set off by the militia.
difference does it make if you are the
With one week to go before the
most famous writer in the world? I
election, O'Connell — orphaned at
love what I do, and I love to write. But
birth and adopted by his Irish Catholic
still, it's my family that's
family — learns he
most important."
was born Jewish.
Happy to talk about
Although this well-
A God In Ruins, and
kept secret can shat-
share his views on the
ter his chances for the
issues of the day, Uris
presidency,
spoke
with the Jewish
O'Connell announces
News about his latest
his Jewish heritage to
book, Israel, today's
the American public.
youth and the present
As a result, every
state of our country.
anti-Jewish hate
group in the country
JN: Did you base the
reacts violently —
characters in your latest
another Kristallnacht
book — Quinn Patrick
in the making.
O'Connell, a liberal
In the riveting
governor running for
ending, readers find
the presidency, and
out if Americans are
Thornton Tomtree, a
ready for a Jewish
Ready for a Jewish president?
conservative presiden-
president.
tial incumbent — on
In typical Uris
anyone
in
particular?
includes
elements
form, A God in Ruins
LU: Quinn is the man we hoped
of history, the military, politics,
Clinton would be and the man I
Judaism and anti-Semitism. And like in
would like to have been. The coinci-
his other novels, he draws from his per-
dence of us both being Jewish Marines
sonal experiences.
— well, of course, you write about
Born in Baltimore, the author
what you know. As for Thornton, he
moved to Norfolk, Va., with his moth-
is today's driven, tycoon computer
er at age 5, after his parents divorced.
But when you take him apart,
whiz.
At age 10, he wrote an operetta about
there is no heart, no soul — only a
the death of his dog, and from then
computer. This is what's disturbing me
on, dreamed of becoming a writer.
today — you have all of these young
After dropping out of high school
tycoons who don't know where they
at age 17, and a stint in the Marines,
are going, except [on a path] to
Uris married a Marine sergeant
devour one another.
(whom he has since divorced), moved
to San Francisco and had three chil-
JN: Your book begins in 2008. What
dren. By day he drove a circulation
do you think about the future of this
truck for a newspaper, and, by night,
country?
he continued to write.
LU: We have seen an extraordinary
Finally, following a lot of angst, he
thing happen in this century. We have
published his first novel, Battle Cry. His
had the nuclear bombings and the
second novel, The Angry Hills, about a
Holocaust, the Vietnam War, and
man who fought the Palestinian
through
it all, I have seen a great
Brigade, piqued his interest in Israel.
maturing in the American people.
He pulled together his savings, and
They understand relationships better.
traveled there to begin research.