{"product_id":"the-amos-oz-reader-paperback","title":"The Amos Oz Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmos Oz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNitza Ben Dov\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNicholas de Lange\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eReader \u003c\/em\u003edraws on Oz's entire body of work, loosely grouped into four themes: the kibbutz, the city of Jerusalem, the idea of a \"promised land,\" and his own life story. Included are excerpts from his celebrated novels, among them \u003cem\u003eWhere the Jackals Howl, A Perfect Peace, My Michael, Fima, Black Box, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTo Know a Woman. \u003c\/em\u003eNonfiction is represented by selections from \u003cem\u003eUnder This Blazing Light, The Slopes of Lebanon, In the Land of Israel, \u003c\/em\u003eand Oz's masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Love and Darkness. \u003c\/em\u003eRobert Alter, a noted Hebrew scholar and translator, has provided an illuminating introduction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich and varied selection of writings from the early sixties to the present by Amos Oz, one of Israel s leading novelists, public intellectuals, and political activists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Amos Oz Reader\u003c\/i\u003e draws on Oz's entire body of work and is loosely grouped into four themes: the kibbutz, the city of Jerusalem, the idea of a \"promised land,\" and his own life story. Included are excerpts from his celebrated novels, among them \u003ci\u003eWhere the Jackals Howl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Michael\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFima\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Box\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTo Know a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. Nonfiction is represented by selections from \u003ci\u003eUnder This Blazing Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Slopes of Lebanon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e, and Oz s masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Love and Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. With an illuminating introduction by Robert Alter. Praise for \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Love and Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A[n] ingenious work that circles around the rise of a state, the tragic destiny of a mother, a boy s creation of a new self.\" The New Yorker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Detailed and beautiful As he writes about himself and his family, Oz is also writing part of the history of the Jews.\" Los Angeles Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAMOS OZ is a prize-winning novelist and essayist whose honors include the Prix Femina, the Israel Prize, the Frankfurt Peace Prize, and the Prince of Asturias Award for Letters. Most recently, his memoir, \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Love and Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, received the Koret Jewish Book Award. He lives in Arad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNITZA BEN-DOV is Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Haifa University, as well as a scholar of biblical poetics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eROBERT ALTER is an esteemed scholar and translator. His recent translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Five Books of Moses\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758935310624,"sku":"9780156035668","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/07d98b6b1767fbad7e99b851a1ae478c.webp?v=1780139379","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-amos-oz-reader-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}