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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread R.I.P. Leon Uris #106331 06/24/2003 12:07 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Missed this literary passing. Just read it in Time. I found Leon Uris's Mila 18, about the Warsaw ghetto uprising, one of the most poignant, haunting, and stirring reads of my young life (I read it at 14). I also really enjoyed one of his lesser known works, Topaz. Of course, Battle Cry and Exodus are among his many noted tomes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Catch-18? #106332 06/25/2003 9:10 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... This curious little word-thingy from an AP obit-tribute to Uris today: >[Uris's] "Mila 18" (1960) unintentional influence on both American publishing and American slang: Its title led a rival publisher to change the name of an upcoming novel, by a then-unknown Joseph Heller, from "Catch-18" to "Catch-22".< I did not know that. BTW, Uris was also noted for his epic Irish study, "Trinity." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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