The Amos Oz Reader - (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A rich and varied selection of writings--from the early 1960s to the present--by Amos Oz, one of Israel's leading novelists, public intellectuals, and political activists.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The <i>Reader </i>draws 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 <i>Where the Jackals Howl, A Perfect Peace, My Michael, Fima, Black Box, </i>and <i>To Know a Woman. </i>Nonfiction is represented by selections from <i>Under This Blazing Light, The Slopes of Lebanon, In the Land of Israel, </i>and Oz's masterpiece, <i>A Tale of Love and Darkness. </i>Robert Alter, a noted Hebrew scholar and translator, has provided an illuminating introduction. <p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A 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. <p></p><i>The Amos Oz Reader</i> 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 <i>Where the Jackals Howl</i>, <i>A Perfect Peace</i>, <i>My Michael</i>, <i>Fima</i>, <i>Black Box</i>, and <i>To Know a Woman</i>. Nonfiction is represented by selections from <i>Under This Blazing Light</i>, <i>The Slopes of Lebanon</i>, <i>In the Land of Israel</i>, and Oz s masterpiece, <i>A Tale of Love and Darkness</i>. With an illuminating introduction by Robert Alter. Praise for <i>A Tale of Love and Darkness</i> <p></p><p></p>"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 <p></p><p></p>"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 <p></p><p></p>AMOS 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, <i>A Tale of Love and Darkness</i>, received the Koret Jewish Book Award. He lives in Arad. <p></p><p></p>NITZA BEN-DOV is Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Haifa University, as well as a scholar of biblical poetics. <p></p><p></p>ROBERT ALTER is an esteemed scholar and translator. His recent translations include <i>The Book of Psalms</i> and <i>The Five Books of Moses</i>. <p></p><p></p>"<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>...all [the selections] are representative of an intensely poetic writer who is concerned with contemporary life in a conflicted Israel. Oz's subjects come out of his experiences of kibbutz living, war, and the struggles of individuals who are in conflict with Israeli society's ideals. For readers wanting to sample the range of this important international writer, this collection will serve as a fine introduction.-- "Library Journal"<br><br>...this literary album contains striking snapshots by a gifted writer with a capacious heart and humane philosophy.-- "Kirkus Reviews" (2/15/2009 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>If you don't know Oz, then start right here and become hooked.-- "Buffalo News"<br><br>Bringing the same intensity of engagement and passion for poetic expression to fiction and nonfiction alike, [Oz] articulates the psychological complexity beneath the armor of Israel's bellicose politics and the tragedy of its geopolitical predicament. This well-organized volume reaches back to the 1960s, mixes genres, and showcases Oz's beautifully mythic prose...Timely and illuminating.-Donna Seaman, <i>Booklist</i><i></i> [T]his literary album contains striking snapshots by a gifted writer with a capacious heart and humane philosophy. -<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br>This well-organized volume reaches back to the 1960s, mixes genres, and showcases Oz's beautifully mythic prose...Fluent in social matters, Oz finds meaning in the lives of individuals, each a cosmos of pain and love. Timely and illuminating.--Donna Seaman "Booklist" (3/15/2009 12:00:00 AM)<br>
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