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My Michael
Amos Oz Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange
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9780156031608 Trade Paperback
0156031604
$14.00
264pages
Available
Trim Size:
5-5/16 x 8
Copyright Year:
1968
Territory:
US, C, O
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Synopsis |
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One of Amos Oz's earliest and most famous novels, My Michael created a sensation upon its initial publication in 1968 and established Oz as a writer of international acclaim. Like all great books, it has an enduring power to surprise and mesmerize.
Set in 1950s Jerusalem, My Michael tells the story of a remote and intense woman named Hannah Gonen and her marriage to a decent but unremarkable man named Michael. As the years pass and Hannah's tempestuous fantasy life encroaches upon reality, she feels increasingly estranged from him and the marriage gradually disintegrates.
Gorgeously written and profoundly moving, this extraordinary novel is at once a haunting love story and a rich, reflective portrait of place.
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Biography |
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AMOS OZ is the author of numerous works of fiction and the autobiography A Tale of Love and Darkness. He has received international awards, including the Prix Femina, the Israel Prize, and the Frankfurt Peace Prize, and his books have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Israel.
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Fiction- Literary
Fiction- General
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Academic Disciplines & Course Studies |
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English Language & Literature- World Literature
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Interdisciplinary Studies- Jewish Studies
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