Haj Ibrahim, Arab ruler of an ancient village, is so alienated from his people that he can find only one friend, Gideon Asch - a Jew. The book is reminiscent of Michener's novels in its combination of history and invention, and it spans the period of the late 1940's into the 1950's.

(Key Words: Fiction, Novels, Middle East, Leon Uris, Israel, Palestine, Jews, Arabs).