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Did Events in Gaza Just Rewrite My Historical Novel?

NO ESCAPISM

I thought I’d written a fun novel about 1950s Egypt, Cecil B. DeMille, and “The Ten Commandments.” But today, even historical novelists need to keep looking over their shoulders.

Peter Blauner
Peter Blauner
A photo illustration showing a landscape of 1950s Egypt collaged alongside a landscape of Gaza during Israeli bombardment in 2024.
Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images
Peter Blauner

Peter Blauner

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