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Fima

Fima

by Amos Oz (Author), Amos Oz (Author)

  • New

    Paperback 1994

    $12.58

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    Hardcover 1993

    $26.55
Synopsis

Fima, our eponymous hero, is a receptionist at a gynaecology clinic. A preposterous, yet curiously attractive figure, he spends his hours fantasising about solving the nation's problems and pursuing women with equivocal success.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: New e.
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 20 Oct 1994
ISBN 10: 0099933608
ISBN 13: 9780099933601
Book Overview: 'Fima is surely his best book, a celebration of human complexity, and his testament to its achievement' - Scotland on Sunday

Media Reviews
There is no novelist writing today who catches the feeling of the moment more surely than Amos Oz * Scotsman *
The book eavesdrops on several days in the life of this Jewish Walter Mitty, a Dostoevskian holy fool minus the faith, with the penchant for casuistic sophistry of Bellow's Herzog * Sunday Telegraph *
This might turn out to be the first entry into Israel's post-war literary canon * Independent *
A warm, enhancing experience * Spectator *
A thinking woman's Billy Liar * Observer *
Author Bio
Born in Jerusalem in 1939, Amos Oz is the internationally acclaimed author of many novels and essay collections, translated into over forty languages, including his brilliant semi-autobiographical work, A Tale of Love and Darkness. His most recent novel, Judas, was shortlisted for The Man Booker International Prize 2017. He has received several international awards, including the Prix Femina, the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Frankfurt Peace Prize and the 2013 Franz Kafka Prize. He lives in Israel and is considered a towering figure in world literature.