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My Glorious Brothers (1948) is a novel by Howard Fast.

Abstract

An international bestseller celebrating the Maccabees in the aftermath of the establishment of the State of Israel.

"My Glorious Brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of Israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for today's world in the great events of history. After witnessing a ransacked and desecrated Jerusalem, Simon and his four brothers - soon to be known and revered as the Maccabees - rise to lead an earthshaking rebellion. Their tale has almost no parallel in human history. Theirs was the will, fire, and unbending spirit that inspired the timeless rite of Hanukkah, transforming a society of farmers and scholars into an unconquerable army that would wage the first modern fight for freedom and the first victory for religious freedom. Master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the story of great battles, brutal atrocities, and undying love and loyalty. But it is also a sensitive and sure picture of a people and an age, in which the mood of a small but spirited segment of humanity two thousand years ago is recreated with gripping authenticity."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Boston, MA: Little & Brown, 1949.

Translations

Also translated into Dutch (1949), Czech (1950), Hebrew (1950), Icelandic (1954), Romanian (1967), and other languages.

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