Book description
Michael Korda's Hero is an epic biography of the
mysterious,Englishman whose daring exploits made him an object of
intense fascination, known the world over as 'Lawrence of Arabia. An
Oxford Scholar and archaeologist, T. E. Lawrence was sent to Cairo as
an intelligence officer in 1916 and vanished into the desert in 1917.
He united and led the Arab tribes to defeat the Turks and eventually
capture Damascus, an adventure he recorded in the classic Seven
Pillars of Wisdom. A born leader, utterly fearless and seemingly
impervious to pain and danger, he remained modest, and
retiring.,Farsighted diplomat, brilliant military strategist, the
first media celebrity, and acclaimed writer, Lawrence was a visionary
whose achievements transcended his time: had his vision for the modern
Middle East been carried through, the hatred and bloodshed that have
since plagued the region might have prevented. The democratic reforms
he would have implemented as British High Commissioner of Egypt, are
those the Egyptians are now demanding, 91 years later. Ultimately, as
this magisterial work demonstrates, Lawrence remains the paradigm of
the hero in modern times.
Michael Korda is the Editor in Chief Emeritus of Simon and
Schuster US. He lives in New York.
