A Tale of Love and Darkness

Amos Oz

2002

Even after the mourning period was over, when the flat was finally empty and my father and I locked the door and were alone together, we hardly talked to one another. Except about the most essential things. The kitchen door is jammed. There was no post today. The bathroom’s free but there’s no toilet paper. We also avoided meeting each other’s eyes…

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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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