Italian news magazine L’Espresso published today, 09/15/2013, Interview with Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzburger, about their book Jews and Words. From the interview:: This is the text, the word and not the blood to determine […]
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Amos Oz will be awarded with Newman Prize
Amos Oz will be awarded with Newman Prize for Literature by The Hebrew University, in recognition of his continues literary work. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony to be held on October 21, […]
A Tale of Love and Darkness is performing on stage
The show based on A Tale of Love and Darkness is performing on stage in Helsinki, Finland. Premier was on September 6th,2013 in the Finland’s national theatre. An extract from the review in the leading […]
Between Friends: A play
A play based on Amos oz’s Between Friends (2012) will be a part of Be’er Sheva Theater repertoire during the season of 2013-2014. In the play, the different Kibbutz stories are bound into a complex […]
Natalie Portman will direct a film based on Amos Oz’s memoir
Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman will direct a film based on Amos Oz’s memoir, A Tale of Love and Darkness. Portman received a grant of 1.6 million NIS from the Jerusalem Film Fund to write, direct […]
Amos Oz wins prestigious Czech literary award
Israeli author Amos Oz has won the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize in the Czech Republic. An international jury selected Oz for the prize, which is awarded annually with a $10,000 prize. It is awarded by […]
“Zionist Dreams and Israeli Realities”: Amos Oz will lecture at California University
Amos Oz will lecture at California University, San Diego. The Herman Wouk Chair of Modern Judaic Studies Visiting Lecture, is named “Zionist Dreams and Israeli Realities”. The lecture will take place on April 22nd, 2013. For […]
Polish university to honor Amos Oz
The University of Lodge, Poland, is to award Israeli writer Amos Oz an honorary doctorate on March 20, 2013, at a ceremony at the university during which the author will give a lecture. Oz is […]
Amos Oz talks about Between Friends and loneliness in the Kibbutz
Amos Oz returns to kibbutz life, focusing his gaze on the loneliness which existed in a society where there was supposedly no place for loneliness. Click here to read the article. Niva Lanir, Haaretz
“Netanyahu government is Israel’s most anti-Zionist ever”, says Amos Oz
“Netanyahu government is Israel’s most anti-Zionist ever”, says Amos Oz. Oz, a staunch Meretz supporter, made the comments at a parlor meeting at the home of friends in Tel Aviv, speaking to about 30 academics […]
Meet Amos Oz at Kibbutz Lahav
Amos Oz will talk about his book Between Friends On Tuesday, 03/05/13, at Kibbutz Lahav (Bnei Shimon Regional Council). For tickets (20 NIS) please call 08-9911704/8. For more details click here.
La Repubblica: Between Friends is one of the best 10 books published in 2012
According to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Amos Oz’s Between Friends is one of the best 10 books published in 2012.
Political Interview in the New York Times
Roger Cohen interviewed Amos Oz for the New York Times. At the end of the political interview, titled “Sitting Down With Amos Oz”, the interviewer writes that his advice for the next Israeli government is […]
Between Friends in Dutch
Amos Oz had recently been to Netherlands and Belgium, on the Publication of the Dutch version of his book Between Friends. During the visit, he had read from the book in front of an audience […]
An article presents the archives of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
An article presents the archives of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, known as Heksherim, the Research Institute for Jewish and Israeli Literature and Culture. Oz has shared his private life and papers with the archives.
Between Friends was translated into Dutch, French German, and Italian
Between Friends had recently been translated into Dutch, French, German, and Italian. The book will be presented at The Writers Festival in Hague, Netherlands, on January (1/16/2013-1/21/2013). Amos Oz will participate in the event. On […]
Amos Oz will be granted an honorary doctorate from The University of Lodz
Amos Oz will be granted an honorary doctorate from The University of Lodz in Poland. A ceremony will be held on March 2013.
A Tale of Love and Darkness was honored with “The Open Book Award” in Taiwan
Oz’s autobiographical novel, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was honored with “The Open Book Award”, given annually by one of the leading newspapers in Taiwan, China Times. A ceremony will be held on January […]
While in Naples
Eighteen months ago, Mr. and Mrs. Oz were invited to a prison at Naples, where the Main Italian Mafia is imprisoned. Oz was asked to talk about his book Scenes from Village Life, a book […]
Amos Oz talks on the BBC Radio 4 Start the Week with Andrew Marr
Start the Week is at BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking Festival in Gateshead to debate whether the world is becoming a more divided place. Andrew Marr discusses with Amos Oz asks whether entrenched ideas have […]