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'Prophetic-a novelist of stature and wisdom' Daily Telegraph

About the Author

Born in Jerusalem in 1939, Amos Oz is 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. He has 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 lives in Israel and is considered a towering figure in world literature.

Reviews

The assurance of a master... diverse and ironical
*Guardian*

Evocative and penetrating... Oz handles his narrative with great agility
*Sunday Times*

A peerless imaginative chronicler of his country's inner and outer transformations
*Independent*

An exquisite thinker... Oz is a rare blast of sanity and intelligence
*Observer*

Amos Oz's most powerful work
*New York Times*

The assurance of a master... diverse and ironical * Guardian *
Evocative and penetrating... Oz handles his narrative with great agility * Sunday Times *
A peerless imaginative chronicler of his country's inner and outer transformations * Independent *
An exquisite thinker... Oz is a rare blast of sanity and intelligence * Observer *
Amos Oz's most powerful work * New York Times *