First published 2011
From King David to Barack Obama, this epic history chronicles Jerusalem's transformation from a remote town to the "center of the world." Montefiore illuminates the city's many incarnations through the wars, love affairs, and revelations of kings, empresses, prophets, and ordinary citizens who created, destroyed, and believed in this holy ground. As the prize of empires and the site of clashing civilizations, Jerusalem's fate remains central to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the world's search for peace.
Genres: history, politics, religion, non-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: epic
Setting: Jerusalem
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century
688 pages · Hardcover · Knopf