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The Same Sea
Amos Oz
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Description for The Same Sea
Paperback. Albert, an accountant and recent widower is trying to put his life back together. His son has gone off to find himself in Tibet. The son's girlfriend makes friendly daughterly overtures to Albert, whose response is less platonic. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
‘In a world full of hype, noise, and confusion, the simple lucidity of The Same Sea is totally unexpected’ New York Times
An intimate, everyday tale of unrequited love and grief
Nadia is dead. Her widower, Albert, comforted by his old friend Bettine, is trying to put his life back together. His son, Enrico, has gone to find himself in Tibet. Enrico's girlfriend, Dita, is being friendly and daughterly to Albert – but his responses are less platonic. Meanwhile, Dita has another lover, and a slightly repellent film producer lusts after her too.
Through these ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099283959
SKU
V9780099283959
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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 The Same Sea
Comic, tragic, erotic and elegiac. His finest work
Mail on Sunday
Touching and comic... Magical
Scotsman
A poetic novel of love, family and loss... A work so exquisitely written, so diamond-clear, that critics are already hailing it as Oz's finest work... A writer of revelatory genius
Guardian
Beautiful and profoundly wise. Very few ... Read more
Mail on Sunday
Touching and comic... Magical
Scotsman
A poetic novel of love, family and loss... A work so exquisitely written, so diamond-clear, that critics are already hailing it as Oz's finest work... A writer of revelatory genius
Guardian
Beautiful and profoundly wise. Very few ... Read more