Amos Oz

Tale of Love and Darkness (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The International Bestselling memoir from award-winning author Amos Oz, "e;one of Isreal's most prolific writers and respected intellectuals"e; (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"e;[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."e;??-??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."e;One of the most enchanting and deeply satisfying books that I have read in many years."e;??-??New Republic

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HMH Books
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780547545523
• Artikelnr.: 40176561

Autorenporträt

Born in Jerusalem in 1939, Amos Oz was the internationally acclaimed author of many novels and essay collections, translated into over forty languages, including his brilliant semi-autobiographical work, A Tale of Love and Darkness. His last novel, Judas, was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017 and won the Yasnaya Polyana Foreign Fiction Award. He received several international awards, including the Prix Femina, the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Frankfurt Peace Prize and the 2013 Franz Kafka Prize. He died in December 2018.

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Rezensionen

One of the funniest, most tragic and most touching books I have ever read. A testament to a family, a time and a place. Guardian