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The Hill of Evil Counsel
Amos Oz
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Description for The Hill of Evil Counsel
Paperback. Three stories in which history and imaginative narrative intertwine to re-create the world of Jerusalem during the last days of the British Mandate. A book as complex, vivid and uncompromising as Jerusalem itself (The Nation). Translated by Nicholas de Lange in collaboration with the Author. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
The Hill of Evil Counsel is a fusion of history and imaginative narrative, re-creating the twilight world of Jerusalem during the fading days of the British Mandate. In these three closely linked stories, Oz vividly evokes the stifling atmosphere of impending crisis as real personalities rub shoulders with fictional characters whose hopes and fears are hauntingly portrayed.
The Hill of Evil Counsel is a fusion of history and imaginative narrative, re-creating the twilight world of Jerusalem during the fading days of the British Mandate. In these three closely linked stories, Oz vividly evokes the stifling atmosphere of impending crisis as real personalities rub shoulders with fictional characters whose hopes and fears are hauntingly portrayed.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099747406
SKU
V9780099747406
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Ref
99-81
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 The Hill of Evil Counsel
Oz evokes Israeli life with the same sly precision with which Chekhov evoked pre-Revolutionary Russian life
Los Angeles Times
A marvellous ability to transport the reader into a new set of ideas, feelings and fears... The whole book is masterly
Financial Times
A peerless imaginative chronicler of his country's inner and outer transformations
Independent
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Los Angeles Times
A marvellous ability to transport the reader into a new set of ideas, feelings and fears... The whole book is masterly
Financial Times
A peerless imaginative chronicler of his country's inner and outer transformations
Independent
... Read more