{"product_id":"a-tale-of-love-and-darkness-9780151008780","title":"A Tale of Love and Darkness","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe International Bestselling memoir from award-winning author Amos Oz, \"one of Isreal's most prolific writers and respected intellectuals\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), about his turbulent upbringing in the city of Jerusalem in the era of the dissolution of Mandatory Palestine and the beginning of the State of Israel.\u003c\/strong\u003eWinner of the National Jewish Book Award\"[An] ingenious work that circles around the rise of a state, the tragic destiny of a mother, a boy's creation of a new self.\"--The New YorkerA family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. A Tale of Love and Darkness is the story of a boy who grows up in war-torn Jerusalem, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. The story of an adolescent whose life has been changed forever by his mother's suicide. The story of a man who leaves the constraints of his family and community to join a kibbutz, change his name, marry, have children. The story of a writer who becomes an active participant in the political life of his nation.\"One of the most enchanting and deeply satisfying books that I have read in many years.\"--New Republic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ede Lange, Nicholas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNICHOLAS DE LANGE is a professor at the University of Cambridge and a renowned translator. He has translated Amos Oz's work since the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOz, Amos:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAMOS OZ (1939-2018) was born in Jerusalem. He was the recipient of the Prix Femina, the Frankfurt Peace Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Primo Levi Prize, and the National Jewish Book Award, among other international honors. His work, including \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Love and Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e, has been translated into forty-four languages. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719064883474,"sku":"9780151008780","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c045699c-0c46-4208-992b-0eeaf3a91ced.jpg?v=1734657230","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tale-of-love-and-darkness-9780151008780","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}