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Portrait of Amos Oz

Amos Oz

(1939–2018) Linguist Israel

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A blank page image captures Amos Oz’s description of writer’s block. He says the family is a mysterious and fascinating institution that shapes our lives. He also notes that hatred often grows from loathing, and that literature can make readers more curious and open‑minded.

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Amos Oz was a linguist from Israel, best known for מיכאל שלי.

Quick Facts About Amos Oz

Born
May 4, 1939
Died
December 28, 2018
Nationality
Israel
Profession
Linguist
Notable works
מיכאל שלי

About Amos Oz

From 1967 onward he was a prominent advocate of a two‑state solution to the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict.

Awards & Honors

Franz Kafka Prize Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt Catalonia International Prize Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Heinrich Heine Prize Israel Prize Bialik Prize Siegfried Unseld Preis
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Dan David Prize Mount Zion Award Stefan Heym International Award Brenner Prize Bernstein Prize Princess of Asturias Literary Prize Prix Femina étranger Prize of the International Book Fair in Torino Abraham Geiger Prize Newman Prize Knight of the Legion of Honour Q137385829 Q137593931 Q137761811 Ze'ev Prize Officer of Arts and Letters Siegfried Lenz Prize honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science honorary doctor of the University of Łódź honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp

Quotes by Amos Oz

Amos Oz by topic

Israel (57) Books (44) Novel (28) Writing (26) Judaism (26) Language (24) Writer (23) World (22) People (21) Literature (20) Hebrew (17) Compromise (16) Dreams (15) Dream (15) Time (14) Thinking (14)