Amos Oz

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May 04, 1939 in Jerusalem, Israel

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Literature & Fiction

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Amos Oz is an Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist. He is also a professor of literature at Ben-Gurion University in Be'er Sheva. Since 1967, he has been a prominent advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 2008 he received an Honorary Degree from the University of Antwerp. He also received the Dan David prize in 2008 for "Creative Rendering of the Past."

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Oz

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Books by Amos Oz

Average rating: 3.81 · 4,223 ratings · 579 reviews · 65 distinct works

	A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz, Nicholas de Lange (Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 1,142 ratings — published 2002 — 32 editions	My rating:
	Black Box 3.90 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 1987 — 23 editions	My rating:
	My Michael by Amos Oz, Nicholas de Lange (Translator) 3.63 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 1972 — 15 editions	My rating:
	To Know A Woman 3.62 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Same Sea by Amos Oz, Nicholas de Lange (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions	My rating:
	How to Cure a Fanatic by Amos Oz, Brigitta van Rheinberg 3.79 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Panther In The Basement 3.57 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1994 — 15 editions	My rating:
	In the Land of Israel by Amos Oz, Maurie Goldberger-Bartura (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 128 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	Rhyming Life and Death by Amos Oz, Nicholas de Lange (Translator) 3.41 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions	My rating:
	A Perfect Peace by Amos Oz, Hillel Halkin (Translator) 3.58 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Amos Oz

“There are lots of women who are attracted to tyrannical men. Like moths to a flame. And there are some women who do not need a hero or even a stormy lover but a friend. Just remember that when you grow up. Steer clear of the tryant lovers, and try to locate the ones who are looking for a man as a friend, not because they are feeling empty themselves but because they enjoy making you full too. And remember that friendship between a woman and a man is something much more precious and rare than love: love is actually something quite gross and even clumsy compared to friendship. Friendship includes a measure of sensitivity, attentiveness, generosity, and a finely tuned sense of moderation.”
― Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness

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“If you steal from one book you are condemned as a plagiarist, but if you steal from ten books you are considered a scholar, and if you steal from thirty or forty books, a distinguished scholar.”
― Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness

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“Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it in small sips, if you take your time. Reading is not an exception.”
― Amos Oz

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