{"product_id":"the-amos-oz-reader-isbn-9780156035668","title":"The Amos Oz Reader","description":"The \u003cem\u003eReader \u003c\/em\u003edraws on Oz’s entire body of work, loosely grouped into four themes: the kibbutz, the city of Jerusalem, the idea of a \"promised land,\" and his own life story. Included are excerpts from his celebrated novels, among them \u003cem\u003eWhere the Jackals Howl, A Perfect Peace, My Michael, Fima, Black Box, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTo Know a Woman. \u003c\/em\u003eNonfiction is represented by selections from \u003cem\u003eUnder This Blazing Light, The Slopes of Lebanon, In the Land of Israel, \u003c\/em\u003eand Oz’s masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Love and Darkness. \u003c\/em\u003eRobert Alter, a noted Hebrew scholar and translator, has provided an illuminating introduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Bringing the same intensity of engagement and passion for poetic expression to fiction and nonfiction alike, [Oz] articulates the psychological complexity beneath the armor of Israel's bellicose politics and the tragedy of its geopolitical predicament. This well-organized volume reaches back to the 1960s, mixes genres, and showcases Oz's beautifully mythic prose...Timely and illuminating.\"-Donna Seaman, \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e  \"[T]his literary album contains striking snapshots by a gifted writer with a capacious heart and humane philosophy.\" -\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889884328165,"sku":"NP9780156035668","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780156035668.jpg?v=1730232110","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-amos-oz-reader-isbn-9780156035668","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}