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A Tale of Love and Darkness
Amos Oz
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Description for A Tale of Love and Darkness
paperback. Takes us on a seductive journey through author's childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s, and into the infernal marriage of two kind, well-meaning people: his fussy, logical father, and his dreamy, romantic mother. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
Discover Amos Oz’s most iconic work in this extraordinary memoir that is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation
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‘A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant’ Simon Schama
Amos Oz's remarkable, moving story takes us on a seductive journey through his childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s and into a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. Caught between them is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099450030
SKU
9780099450030
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Ref
99-1
About Amos Oz
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, ... Read more
Reviews for A Tale of Love and Darkness
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
A masterpiece
Irish Times
One of the most gripping, intense and moving autobiographies I have ever read.
Independent on Sunday
It sweeps across 120 years of family history, weaving ... Read more
Guardian
A masterpiece
Irish Times
One of the most gripping, intense and moving autobiographies I have ever read.
Independent on Sunday
It sweeps across 120 years of family history, weaving ... Read more