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A Tale of Love and Darkness
Reader Score
86%
86% of readers
recommend this book
Critic Reviews
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Winner of the National Jewish Book Award
"[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."--The New Yorker
A 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.
"One of the most enchanting and deeply satisfying books that I have read in many years."--New Republic
Book Details
- Publisher: Mariner Books
- Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2005
- Pages: 560
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 1.40in - 0.95lb
- EAN: 9780156032520
- Categories: • Literary Figures• Jewish• Memoirs
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About the Author
AMOS OZ (1939-2018) was born in Jerusalem. He was the recipient of the Prix Femina, the Frankfurt Peace Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Primo Levi Prize, and the National Jewish Book Award, among other international honors. His work, including A Tale of Love and Darkness and In the Land of Israel, has been translated into forty-four languages.
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A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz (which was also made into a movie by Natalie Portman!) 🇮🇱❤️ https://t.co/5Bhs5BuXHJ
"A loving but highly critical personal history of the promise of Israel, its mistreatment of the Palestinians and how the dream soured"
Jewish. Director of Public Affairs for the @BoardofDeputies of British Jews. Rosh Sanhedrin of JTwitter. All my tweets are my own views, not those of the Board.
“Out there, in the world, all the walls were covered with graffiti: 'Jews, go back to Palestine,' so we came back to Palestine, and now the world shouts at us: 'Jews, get out of Palestine.” Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness https://t.co/L2lPWb3gf5
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PRAISE FOR AMOS OZ
"A commanding artist who ranks with the most important writers of our time."-Cynthia Ozick
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"Impressive and moving . . . Oz tells the story of ordinary people in an extraordinary manner . . . Literature that is both spiritually moving and secularly provocative."-Los Angeles Times Book Review
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What people are saying
Leigh Cuen is a tech reporter.
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz (which was also made into a movie by Natalie Portman!) 🇮🇱❤️ https://t.co/5Bhs5BuXHJ
"A loving but highly critical personal history of the promise of Israel, its mistreatment of the Palestinians and how the dream soured"