Books
by Amos Oz
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Panther in the Basement |
Panther in the Basement is a small book by a great writer - Amos Oz. What is dramatic is told in the simplest terms by a twelve year old boy and gives us an insight into what it must have been like to be a Jew in occupied Jerusalem in l947. We also get an insight into the adolescent problems of an intelligent and sensitive person faced with the accusation of being called a traitor.
(Ange Guttierez Dewar - bwl 52 July 2009) |
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To Know a Woman |
Set in Israel. Yoel, an ex-secret agent, has just retired but the theme is not about spies or agents, rather about his relationships with his daughter, mother, mother-in-law and neighbours. Is there a plot? No. Yes. Intriguing and different. A strange and unsettling read.
(Ange Guttierez Dewar - bwl 34 April 2006) |
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