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Between friends / Amos Oz ; translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston.
Van Pelt Library PJ5054.O9 B4613 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oz, Amos, 1939-2018, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Ben ḥaverim. English
- בין חברים. אנגלית
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, Israeli.
- Kibbutzim in literature.
- Genre:
- Short stories, Israeli -- Translations into English.
- Short stories.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 198 pages ; 21 cm
- regular print
- Place of Publication:
- London : Chatto & Windus, 2013.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Hebrew.
- Summary:
- 'On the kibbutz it's hard to know. We're all supposed to be friends but very few really are.' Amos Oz's compelling new fiction offers revelatory glimpses into the secrets and frustrations of the human heart, played out by a community of misfits united by political disagreement, intense dissatisfaction and lifetimes of words left unspoken. Ariella, unhappy in love, confides in the woman whose husband she stole; Nahum, a devoted father, can't find the words to challenge his daughter's promiscuous lover; the old idealists deplore the apathy of the young, while the young are so used to kibbutz life that they can't work out if they're impassioned or indifferent. Arguments about war, government, travel and children are feverishly taken up and quickly abandoned - and amid this group of people unwilling and unable to say what they mean, Martin attempts to teach Esperanto. At the heart of each drama is a desire to be better, more principled and worthy of the community's respect. With his trademark compassion and sharp-eyed wit, Amos Oz leaves us with the feeling that what matters most between friends is the invisible tie of our shared humanity.
- Contents:
- The king of Norway
- Two women
- Between friends
- Father
- Little boy
- At night
- Deir Ajloun
- Esperanto.
- Notes:
- National Jewish Book Awards - Fiction, Winner, 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780701187965
- 0701187964
- OCLC:
- 824725318
- Publisher Number:
- 99953786348
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