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- Publisher: Bantam Books (1 May 1982)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553259571
- ISBN-13: 978-0553259575
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,408,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven, famous author Abraham Cady stands trial. In his book The Holocaust --born of the terrible revelation that the Jadwiga Concentration camp was the site of his family's extermination--Cady shook the consciousness of the human race. He also named eminent surgeon Sir Adam Kelno as one of Jadwiga's most sadistic inmate/doctors. Kelno has denied this and brought furious charges. Now unfolds Leon Uris' riveting courtroom drama--one of the great fictional trials of the century.
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Format:Paperback
I watched the Television production over 30 years ago and thought that the book might be even more imaginative fiction.
It was a great read and does nor date at all.
David Lethbridge
It was a great read and does nor date at all.
David Lethbridge
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've not read any of Leon Uris' works before, though they have a good reputation. I did feel as though I was reading a Jeffrey Archer novel in this story as it covers a long period of time seen through multiple angles.
The central plot of the consequences of the Holocaust are heart-rending, but the final conclusion is a little ambiguous and I felt dissatisfied with it.
The problem essentially is that the first three parts of the book build up a towards a crescendo and then the final part seems to slow down to snail-pace as it deals with the actual court-case(perhaps I've had too much Law & Order in my life). Thhe novel only becomes engaging again away from the courtroom.
I also felt that the whole thing was leading towards some major final revelation, but the final revelation when it came was a bit of a damp squib.
[SPOILERS]. The central problem is that Sir Adam Kelno is too likeable and too much of a humanitarian to make his final guilt. We are left wondering if his humanitarian attitude exists only because of a secret guilt about his life in the Concentration Camp. And having been revealed to have conducted experiments on the Jews (or at least to have aided them), one wonders why he isn't immediately arrested for war crimes. Cady on the other hand is likeable enough, but less concerned with other people, unless they suit his needs.
Overall the story is a reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust and that there were more victims than just Jews and hints that the victims included those who did things in wartime that they would not consider doing outside of it.
Uris is definitely a better writer than Archer, but I think Archer might have made the whole process far more interesting.
The central plot of the consequences of the Holocaust are heart-rending, but the final conclusion is a little ambiguous and I felt dissatisfied with it.
The problem essentially is that the first three parts of the book build up a towards a crescendo and then the final part seems to slow down to snail-pace as it deals with the actual court-case(perhaps I've had too much Law & Order in my life). Thhe novel only becomes engaging again away from the courtroom.
I also felt that the whole thing was leading towards some major final revelation, but the final revelation when it came was a bit of a damp squib.
[SPOILERS]. The central problem is that Sir Adam Kelno is too likeable and too much of a humanitarian to make his final guilt. We are left wondering if his humanitarian attitude exists only because of a secret guilt about his life in the Concentration Camp. And having been revealed to have conducted experiments on the Jews (or at least to have aided them), one wonders why he isn't immediately arrested for war crimes. Cady on the other hand is likeable enough, but less concerned with other people, unless they suit his needs.
Overall the story is a reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust and that there were more victims than just Jews and hints that the victims included those who did things in wartime that they would not consider doing outside of it.
Uris is definitely a better writer than Archer, but I think Archer might have made the whole process far more interesting.
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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful
The Long Night of Adam Kelno
23 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
QB VII is Leon Uris' masterful fictionalization of a libel suit which grew out of the publication of his book EXODUS. In EXODUS, Uris named a Nazi doctor whom, he asserted, performed experimental surgery on human guinea pigs in Auschwitz. The doctor sued Uris in a British court, much as QB VII's "Dr. Kelno" sues author "Abe Cady" about allegations of experimentation in "Jadwiga Concentration Camp."
This may well be Uris' best book. Uris, who is usually addicted to operatic plotlines, stiff dialogue, and stentorian characters handles the human dimensions of his protagonists quite nicely in QB VII; as a matter of fact, Kelno seems more sympathetic overall than Cady. It is not until the trial progresses that we see Dr. Kelno's underlying character flaws consume him.
Uris spends a lot of time both entertaining and educating us about the traditions of the British legal system. As an American lawyer who studied in London, this reviewer was pleased to see that Uris respects (and even loves) the Common Law tradition of which he writes very well.
This may well be Uris' best book. Uris, who is usually addicted to operatic plotlines, stiff dialogue, and stentorian characters handles the human dimensions of his protagonists quite nicely in QB VII; as a matter of fact, Kelno seems more sympathetic overall than Cady. It is not until the trial progresses that we see Dr. Kelno's underlying character flaws consume him.
Uris spends a lot of time both entertaining and educating us about the traditions of the British legal system. As an American lawyer who studied in London, this reviewer was pleased to see that Uris respects (and even loves) the Common Law tradition of which he writes very well.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating human approach to the horror of the Holocaust
27 Jun 2001
Format:Paperback
I think that this is Leon Uris's finest book, and the fact that it tackles such an unspeakable atrocity as the Holocaust makes it all the more powerful. The characters are fascinating - we have the Israli military hero author who is being sued and who is the less sympathetic of the two protagonists, and the doctor who has been slandered - who appears to be a man who has dedicated his life to helping people.
But is it all as it seems? Interspersed with the well crafted and written story of the lives of these two men we also have the pomp and formality of the British Court System. This in itself makes the book one of the finest legal thrillers I have read.
Ultimately such a story must have an ending. And what an ending! As they say, you read a book to get to the ending and you won't be disappointed. It is a fabulous novel and one I highly recommend.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Impossible to put down
3 Feb 2000
Format:Paperback
This was the first Uris novel I ever read and is probably the most enjoyable book I have read by him.The book tells the story of how a Polish doctor Adam Kelno sues American author Abraham Cady after he is named as having being involved in heinous warcrimes during the holocaust.The real triumph of the novel is that Uris puts a human face on the evil of nazism and shows how anti-semitism can corrupt a basically sound man to such an extent.The novel is gripping from start to finish and part of its appeal is you are never sure what twist awaits around the corner.Sheer genius, a literary talent at his most dynamic and brilliant best.
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