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On the cusp of the millennium, Jerusalem has become a battleground in the race for redemption. American journalist Christopher Lucas is investigating religious fanatics when he discovers a plot to bomb the sacred Temple Mount. A violent confrontation in the Gaza Strip, a race through... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Christopher Lucas: Christopher Lucas is a writer; currently, he does free-lance work and is writing a book. He is of a mixed background, meaning he is part Jewish (father) and part Catholic (mother) - this is a key element in the story, given all of the political and religious struggle in Jerusalem.
- Christiane Amanpour: Add a description of this character.
- Adam De Kuff
- Raziel
- Sonia
- Nuala Rice
- Linda Ericksen
- Janusz Zimmer
- Berger
- Dr. Naguib
- Fotheringill
- Dr. Lestrade
- Dr. Obermann
- Lenny
- Ernest
- Charles
- Mister Stanley
- Rose
- Miller
- Rashid
- Herzog
- Basil Thomas
- Sally Conners
- Helen Henderson
- Shaviv
- Gigi
- Ibrahim
- Maria Clara
- Fink
- Inge
- Dr. Otis Corey Butler
- Shabak
- Omar
- Salman Rushdie
- Mardikian
- Haram
- Sylvia
- Boutros
Setting & Locations edit
- Jerusalem Syndrome
- Israel
- Old City
- Gaza Strip
- Tel Aviv
- New York
- America
- Tsililla
- Argentina
- Cuba
- Temple Mount
- Haifa
- Damascus Gate
- Gaza City
- Jordan
- Ein Kerem
- Somalia
- Safed
- Cyprus
- Galilee
- California
- Zobar
- Bethesda
- Grenada
- Cairo
- Jericho
- Rehavia
- Sabazios
- Africa
- Kfar Gottlieb
- Lebanon
- Nuseirat
- Columbia
- Bab
- Middle East
- Jaffa Gate
- Dead Sea
- Golan
- Darletta
- London
- Mount Hermon
- Kundry
- Kabbala
- Wall
- Turkey
- Tiberias
First Sentence edit
THAT MORNING Lucas was awakened by bells, sounding across the Shoulder of Hinnom from the Church of the Dormition.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Stone (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0-395-66569-8
Page Count: 500
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0-395-66569-8
Page Count: 500
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3569.T6418D36 1998
- Dewey: 813.54
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