In the Land of Israel

"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

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. 

Summary

“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

Product details

• Authors: Amos Oz
• Assisted by: Maurie Goldberger-Bartura (Translation)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.1993
• EAN: 9780156481144
• ISBN: 978-0-15-648114-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 263 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY: Middle East / Israel & Palestine, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Essays, PHILOSOPHY: Essays, RELIGION: Judaism / History, HISTORY: JEWISH & HOLOCAUST, HISTORY: EUROPE, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Jewish Studies, HISTORY: Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PHILOSOPHY: Political, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / General