Amos Oz
Israeli novelist and essayist whose fiction explored the moral complexity of Zionism, the texture of Israeli family life, and the landscape of the Negev desert. My Michael and A Tale of Love and Darkness are his most celebrated works.
Works
- My MichaelIsraeli marriage disintegrates as wife dreams of Palestinian childhood lover
- A Tale of Love and DarknessIsraeli writer recalls his Zionist youth and family trauma in twentieth-century Europe
- The Same SeaIsraeli and Palestinian writers meet on an island to heal war wounds together
- Where the Jackals HowlCollection of stories exploring violence, loss, and human connection in Israel
- FimaIsraeli psychologist experiences midlife crisis and existential questioning