Under This Blazing Light

Amos Oz

1972

Witchcraft and Sorcery

So what do storytellers do? The ones I like operate more or less like tribal witchdoctors.

Here is a little story for you. Nine thousand six hundred and six years ago, in a musty cave or on a river bank, some shaggy, prognathous men and women are sitting round a fire at night. In the darkness all around lurk monsters, beasts…

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Creator Bio

Amos Oz

1939–2018
Amos Oz was born and raised in Jerusalem. At the age of fifteen, he moved to Kibbutz Ḥuldah, and later lived in Arad. While professor of literature at Ben-Gurion University, Oz published works of fiction, numerous essays and articles, several nonfiction works on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a children’s book. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. He was also a leading figure in the Israeli peace camp. Amos Oz won many awards, among them the Légion d’honneur, the Bialik Prize, the Israel Prize, and the Dan David Prize. His novel A Tale of Love and Darkness was made into a motion picture.

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