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An intimate portrait illuminating the life and work of Amos Oz, the award-winning Israeli writer and activist

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“Concise and compelling.”—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal

“Perceptive. . . . A worthy introduction to Oz and his work.”—Publishers Weekly

“[A] slender yet perceptive book [that] attempts, among other things, to understand what compelled [Oz] to assume the role of a public intellectual. . . . A complex and considered portrait.”—Liam Hoare, Fathom

“[A] magnificent biography . . . an incredibly moving portrait of a complex and contradictory man written with great sensitivity. The book captures the many shadows of Amos Oz.”—Omer Friedlander, Jewish Renaissance

“Any new book by Robert Alter is an occasion to celebrate. His latest is especially compelling precisely because he applies his genius for making ancient texts come fully alive to the life and work of a consequential figure of our own times.”—Jonathan Kirsch, The Harlot by the Side of the Road

Amos Oz

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 28 November 2023
      ISBN-13 9780300250176
      978-0300250176
      ISBN-10 0300250177
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An intimate portrait illuminating the life and work of Amos Oz, the award-winning Israeli writer and activist

      Trade Review
      “Concise and compelling.”—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal

      “Perceptive. . . . A worthy introduction to Oz and his work.”—Publishers Weekly

      “[A] slender yet perceptive book [that] attempts, among other things, to understand what compelled [Oz] to assume the role of a public intellectual. . . . A complex and considered portrait.”—Liam Hoare, Fathom

      “[A] magnificent biography . . . an incredibly moving portrait of a complex and contradictory man written with great sensitivity. The book captures the many shadows of Amos Oz.”—Omer Friedlander, Jewish Renaissance

      “Any new book by Robert Alter is an occasion to celebrate. His latest is especially compelling precisely because he applies his genius for making ancient texts come fully alive to the life and work of a consequential figure of our own times.”—Jonathan Kirsch, The Harlot by the Side of the Road

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