A Tale of Love and Darkness

Mr Amos Oz, N R M De Lange

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Mariner Books
15 November 2004

Biography; Biography: literary; Literature: history & criticism; Jewish studies

"The International Bestselling memoir from award-winning author Amos Oz, ""one of Isreal's most prolific writers and respected intellectuals"" (The New York Times), about his turbulent upbringing in the city of Jerusalem in the era of the dissolution of Mandatory Palestine and the beginning of the State of Israel.

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award""[An] 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 YorkerA family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. A Tale of Love and Darkness is the story of a boy who grows up in war-torn Jerusalem, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. The story of an adolescent whose life has been changed forever by his mother's suicide. The story of a man who leaves the constraints of his family and community to join a kibbutz, change his name, marry, have children. The story of a writer who becomes an active participant in the political life of his nation.""One of the most enchanting and deeply satisfying books that I have read in many years.""--New Republic"

By: Mr Amos Oz
Translated by: N R M De Lange
Imprint: Mariner Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 953g
ISBN: 9780151008780
ISBN 10: 0151008787
Pages: 538
Publication Date: 15 November 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

AMOS OZ (1939-2018) was born in Jerusalem. He was the recipient of the Prix Femina, the Frankfurt Peace Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Primo Levi Prize, and the National Jewish Book Award, among other international honors. His work, including A Tale of Love and Darkness and In the Land of Israel, has been translated into forty-four languages.

Reviews for A Tale of Love and Darkness

PRAISE FOR AMOS OZ A commanding artist who ranks with the most important writers of our time. -Cynthia Ozick PRAISE FOR THE SAME SEA Impressive and moving . . . Oz tells the story of ordinary people in an extraordinary manner . . . Literature that is both spiritually moving and secularly provocative. -Los Angeles Times Book Review --