Jews and Words(Reprint) (Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization) by AmosOz, Fania Oz-Salzberger Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2014 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-20584-8, ISBN: 0-300-20584-8
"A celebrated novelist and an acclaimed historian of ideas, father and daughter, unravel the chain of words at the core of Jewish life, history, and culture Why are words so important to so many Jews? Novelist Amos Oz and historian Fania Oz-Salzberger roam the gamut of Jewish history to explain the integral relationship of Jews and words. Through a blend of storytelling and scholarship, conversation and argument, father and daughter tell ..."
Dear Zealots(Reprint) Letters from a Divided Land by AmosOz, Jessica Cohen Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2019 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-358-17544-5, ISBN: 0-358-17544-5
"An urgent and deeply necessary work, Dear Zealots offers three powerful essays that speak directly to our present age, on the rise of zealotry in Israel and around the world. “Concise, evocative . . . Dear Zealots is not just a brilliant book of thoughts and ideas—it is a depiction of one man’s struggle, who for decades has insisted on keeping a sharp, strident and lucid perspective in the face of chaos and at times of madness.” — David ..."
Judas(Reprint) by AmosOz, Nicholas De Lange Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2017 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-1-328-74549-1, ISBN: 1-328-74549-X
"International Bestseller Winner of the International Literature Prize Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize A New York Times Editors’ Choice “[A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book’s heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last.” — New York Times Book Review “Scintillating . . . An old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern.” — Observer Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a ..."
How to Cure a Fanatic(Reprint) by AmosOz Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2010 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-14863-2, ISBN: 0-691-14863-5
"Internationally acclaimed novelist Amos Oz grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed firsthand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In two concise, powerful essays, the award-winning author offers unique insight into the true nature of fanaticism and proposes a reasoned and respectful approach to resolving the Israeli Palestinian conflict. As an added feature, he comments on contemporary issues--the Gaza pullout, Y ..."
Jews and Words(1st Edition) (Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization) by AmosOz, Fania Oz-Salzberger Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 2012 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-15647-8, ISBN: 0-300-15647-2
"Why are words so important to so many Jews? Novelist Amos Oz and historian Fania Oz-Salzberger roam the gamut of Jewish history to explain the integral relationship of Jews and words. Through a blend of storytelling and scholarship, conversation and argument, father and daughter tell the tales behind Judaism's most enduring names, adages, disputes, texts, and quips. These words, they argue, compose the chain connecting Abraham with the ..."
"Amos. Oz. Fiction where the jackals howl elsewhere, perhaps my michael unto
death touch the water, touch the wind the hill ... palestine & peace under this
blazing light the slopes of lebanon the story begins a tale of love and darkness
how to ..."
Dear Zealots Letters from a Divided Land by AmosOz 224 Pages, Published 2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-1-328-98756-3, ISBN: 1-328-98756-6
"The essays were written, Oz states, "first and foremost" for his grandchildren: they are a patient, learned telling of history, religion, and politics, to be thumbed through and studied, clung to even, as we march toward an uncertain future ..."
Dear Zealots Letters from a Divided Land by AmosOz, Jessica Cohen Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2018 by Chatto & Windus ISBN-13: 978-1-78474-238-6, ISBN: 1-78474-238-4
"'Concise, evocative... Dear Zealots is not just a brilliant book of thoughts and ideas – it is a depiction of the struggle of one man who, for decades, has insisted on keeping a sharp, strident and lucid perspective in the face of chaos and at times of madness' David Grossman, winner of the Man Booker International Prize This essential collection of three new essays was written out of a sense of urgency, concern, and a belief that a bet ..."
Dear Zealots Letters from a Divided Land by AmosOz, Jessica Cohen Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-1-328-98700-6, ISBN: 1-328-98700-0
"An urgent and deeply necessary work, Dear Zealots offers three powerful essays that speak directly to our present age, on the rise of zealotry in Israel and around the world. “Concise, evocative . . . Dear Zealots is not just a brilliant book of thoughts and ideas—it is a depiction of one man’s struggle, who for decades has insisted on keeping a sharp, strident and lucid perspective in the face of chaos and at times of madness.” — David ..."
Judas(1st Edition) by AmosOz, Nicholas De Lange Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-1-78470-195-6, ISBN: 1-78470-195-5
"International Bestseller Winner of the International Literature Prize Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize A New York Times Editors’ Choice “[A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book’s heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last.” — New York Times Book Review “Scintillating . . . An old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern.” — Observer Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a ..."
Judas by AmosOz 320 Pages, Published 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-544-54745-2, ISBN: 0-544-54745-4
"And, unable to stop himself, he added: “Wald says you're a widow?” Atalia
replied in measured tones, almost gently: “I was married for a year and a half to
Micha, who was Gershom Wald's only son. Then Micha was killed in the war.
Micha ..."
"‘On the kibbutz it’s hard to know. We’re all supposed to be friends but very few really are’Ariella, unhappy in love, confides in the woman whose husband she stole.Nahum, a devoted father, can’t find the words to challenge his daughter’s promiscuous lover.The old idealists deplore the apathy of the young, while the young are so used to kibbutz life that they can’t work out if they’re impassioned or indifferent. And amid this group of pe ..."
Between Friends The Correspondence of Hannah Arendt and Mary McCarthy, 1949-1975 by AmosOz, Andrew Wylie 288 Pages, Published 2013 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-547-98559-6, ISBN: 0-547-98559-2
"Each of these stories is a luminous human and literary study; together they offer an eloquent portrait of an idea, and of a charged and fascinating epoch. Amos Oz at home."
Scenes from Village Life by AmosOz 192 Pages, Published 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-547-51941-8, ISBN: 0-547-51941-9
"I meant to walk for half an hour or an hour, have something light to eat at
Chaimowicz's restaurant, then go backtomy work, which had to be finished by
that night.I was so tired thatthe evening light didn't seem totally clear, but
somehowcloudy ..."
Between Friends by AmosOz Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2013 by Chatto & Windus ISBN-13: 978-0-7011-8796-5, ISBN: 0-7011-8796-4
"With his trademark compassion and sharp-eyed wit, Amos Oz leaves us with the feeling that what matters most between friends is the invisible tie of our shared humanity."
"In a village far away, deep in a valley, all the animals and birds disappeared some years ago. Only the rebellious young teacher and an old man talk about animals to the children, who have never seen such (mythical) creatures. Otherwise there's a strange silence round the whole subject. One wretched, little boy has dreams of animals, begins to whoop like an owl, is regarded as an outcast, and eventually disappears. A stubborn, brave gir ..."
Dear Zealots Three Pleas by AmosOz 96 Pages, Published 2018 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4735-5488-7, ISBN: 1-4735-5488-8
"This collection of three new essays – all based on talks delivered by Amos Oz – was written out of a sense of urgency, concern, and a belief that a better future is still possible."
The Silence of Heaven Agnon's Fear of God by AmosOz Published 2018 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-18832-4, ISBN: 0-691-18832-7
"Baruch Kurzweil (1907–1972), Israeli literary critic, author, and educator. 5. S. Y.
Agnon, “Tehilah,” trans. Walter Lever, in Israeli Stories, ed. Joel Blocker (New
York; Schocken, 1965), p. 30. 6. Agnon himself was called Tshatshkes at the time
, ..."
Gender Medicine The Groundbreaking New Science of Gender - and Sex-Related Diagnosis and Treatment (Paperback) by Marek Glezerman, AmosOz Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2017 by Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7156-5224-4, ISBN: 0-7156-5224-9