Set in the Jordan Valley this novel features a poet, his daughter and a truck driver whose common ideal is threatened by love, passion and conflict. The author has also written " The Hill of Evil Counsel", "In the Land of Israel", "A Pefect Peace", "My Michael" and "Black Box".
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AMOS OZwas born in Jerusalem in 1939. He is the author of fourteen novels and collections of short fiction, and numerous works of nonfiction. His acclaimed memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness was an international bestseller and recipient of the prestigious Goethe Prize, as well as the National Jewish Book Award. Scenes from Village Life, a New York Times Notable Book, was awarded the Prix Mediterranee Etranger in 2010. He lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. Hardcover with DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with sunned spine and a small tear. Contains a remainder mark. Foxing/dust-dulling on page edges.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Seller Inventory # 182602180014
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0151837465I3N10
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 53541534-6
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP29003330
Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_476171335
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Owner's name on front endpage. Dampstained. In protective mylar cover. Seller Inventory # T08OS-01109
Seller: JB's Book Vault, Buffalo, WY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust. First Edition. Book is in VG condition with price stickers to FFE, pen mark and small number to top edge, bumping to corners else a solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light fading to spine else bright, intact and whole.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 000574
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange with the collaboration of Oz. A clean very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some fading to spine. Seller Inventory # 104978
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: vg. Second printing. Large octavo. VIII, 309, [1]pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over half tan cloth, with gold and black lettering on spine. Illustrated title. Situated only two miles from a hostile border, Amos Oz's fictional community of Metsudat Ram is a microcosm of the Israeli frontier kibbutz. There, held together by necessity and menace, the kibbutzniks share love and sorrow under the guns of their enemies and the eyes of history. The people of kibbutz Metsudat Ram are not heroes. There is adultery. There is infidelity. There is gossip and pettiness. But the socialism of the kibbutz is humanist; it takes measure of human shortcomings and frailness and works with them for the greater good. This is not the grand heroism of Soviet socialism, trying to pour people into molds where they do not fit, often at the point of death and imprisonment. The kibbutz here is like a large family, and belonging to it brings all the benefits and pitfalls of family life. Only the outsider, Siegfried, who comes into the kibbutz and tries to solve its problems by non-kibbutz methods, is painted in unappealing, even anti-Semitic colors. Oz's point is clear: the kibbutz can clean up its own messes. Only kibbutz solutions can solve kibbutz problems. Minor shelf wear. Previous owner's Ex-libris on front free endpaper. Dust-jacket, binding and interior in overall very good condition. Seller Inventory # 39100
Seller: Bohemian Bookworm, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Rene Clarke (illustrator). 1st Edition. As new/Fine, first edition (as marked by publisher), first printing of English translation, olive green and beige linen quarter binding, 309 pps. Dust wrapper is not price clipped and under protective mylar. Book and jacket in excellent conition, tight and bright, w/o writing or marks. Pages sunned due to age, back dust wrapper shows minute shelf wear, spine top edge light chip. Practically historical at 50 years post publication this fictional community of Metsudat Ram is a microcosm of the Israeli frontier kibbutz. There, held together by necessity and menace, the kibbutzniks share love and sorrow under the guns of their enemies and the eyes of history. Seller Inventory # 117687