A Perfect Peace

"Oz's strangest, riskiest, and richest novel." -Washington Post Book World

Israel, just before the Six-Day War. On a kibbutz, the country's founders and their children struggle to come to terms with their land and with each other. The messianic father exults in accomplishments that had once been only dreams; the son longs to establish an identity apart from his father; the fragile young wife is out of touch with reality; and the gifted and charismatic "outsider" seethes with emotion. Through the interplay of these brilliantly realized characters, Oz evokes a drama that is chillingly, strikingly universal.

"[Oz is] a peerless, imaginative chronicler of his country's inner and outer transformations." -Independent (UK)

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

“Oz’s strangest, riskiest, and richest novel.” —Washington Post Book World

Israel, just before the Six-Day War. On a kibbutz, the country’s founders and their children struggle to come to terms with their land and with each other. The messianic father exults in accomplishments that had once been only dreams; the son longs to establish an identity apart from his father; the fragile young wife is out of touch with reality; and the gifted and charismatic “outsider” seethes with emotion. Through the interplay of these brilliantly realized characters, Oz evokes a drama that is chillingly, strikingly universal.

“[Oz is] a peerless, imaginative chronicler of his country’s inner and outer transformations.” —Independent (UK)

Product details

• Authors: Amos Oz
• Assisted by: Hillel Halkin (Translation)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.1993
• EAN: 9780156716833
• ISBN: 978-0-15-671683-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Weight: 415 g
• Series: Harvest in Translation; Harvest in Translation
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Romance / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Religious, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FICTION: Jewish, FICTION: Historical / Ancient