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Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this family saga tells the the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the 1940s and '50s. It is also a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history.
The International Bestselling memoir from award-winning author Amos Oz, "one of Isreal's most prolific writers and respected intellectuals" (The New York Times), about his turbulent upbringing in the city of Jerusalem in the era of the dissolution of Mandatory Palestine and the beginning of the State of Israel. Winner of the…mehr

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Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this family saga tells the the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the 1940s and '50s. It is also a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history.
The International Bestselling memoir from award-winning author Amos Oz, "one of Isreal's most prolific writers and respected intellectuals" (The New York Times), about his turbulent upbringing in the city of Jerusalem in the era of the dissolution of Mandatory Palestine and the beginning of the State of Israel. Winner of the National Jewish Book Award "[An] ingenious work that circles around the rise of a state, the tragic destiny of a mother, a boy's creation of a new self."--The New Yorker A family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. A Tale of Love and Darkness is the story of a boy who grows up in war-torn Jerusalem, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. The story of an adolescent whose life has been changed forever by his mother's suicide. The story of a man who leaves the constraints of his family and community to join a kibbutz, change his name, marry, have children. The story of a writer who becomes an active participant in the political life of his nation. "One of the most enchanting and deeply satisfying books that I have read in many years."--New Republic
Autorenporträt
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.
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Rezension
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Besprechung von 26.11.2004

Große Würfe

ZU DEN SCHÖNSTEN Entdeckungen jedes Lesers gehören Bücher, von denen er sich viel verspricht, die aber seine Erwartungen noch übertrumpfen. Die Ungarin Terézia Mora, Bachmann-Preisträgerin des Jahres 1999, veröffentlichte mit "Alle Tage" ihren ersten Roman. Mit Abel Nema erschafft sie einen Fremdling, dem so schöne wie schreckliche Dinge zustoßen, ohne daß er sich dadurch zu verändern scheint - doch die Lektüre verändert den Leser. Die Bühne der Weltliteratur betrat auch José Manuel Prieto, ein gebürtiger Kubaner russischen Gemüts, der in "Liwadija" mit den unergründlichen Wegen der Post jene des Gefühls besingt. Die Suche des Helden nach einer vollkommenen Sprache der Liebe gerät zu einem betörenden literarhistorischen Puzzle.

Selbst von dem bekanntesten israelischen Schriftsteller darf man eigentlich keine Meisterwerke am laufenden Band erwarten. Amos Oz' Schilderung jedoch, wie er als Junge die Geburt des Staates Israel, die Traumata seiner Familie und die Ehe seiner Eltern als "Geschichte von Liebe und Finsternis" erlebte, ist nicht nur eines der klügsten Bücher, die je über Israel geschrieben wurden, sondern auch der bewegendste Roman dieses Jahres.

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One of the funniest, most tragic and most touching books I have ever read. A testament to a family, a time and a place. Guardian