| In the Land of Israel Contributor(s): Oz, Amos (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156481146 ISBN-13: 9780156481144 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: In the early 1980s, Israel's celebrated novelist Amos Oz traveled throughout his country, recording its history as spoken by its inhabitants. First published in English 10 years ago, this timeless, astonishingly relevant work has been updated to include events of the past decade. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 306.095 |
| LCCN: 83-12940 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.33" W x 7.93" (0.67 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An exemplary instance of a writer using his craft to come to grips with what is happening politically and to illuminate certain aspects of Israeli society that have generally been concealed by polemical formulas." --The New York Times Notebook in hand, Amos Oz traveled throughout Israel and the West Bank in the early 1980s to talk with workers, soldiers, religious zealots, aging pioneers, new immigrants, desperate Arabs, and visionaries, asking them questions about Israel's past, present, and future. What he heard is set down here in those distinctive voices, alongside Oz's observations and reflections. A classic insider's view of a land whose complex past and troubled present make for an uncertain future. "Oz's vignettes . . . wondrously re-create whole worlds with an economy of words." --Philadelphia Inquirer |
Contributor Bio(s): Oz, Amos: - " 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 has been translated into forty-four languages. " |