To Know a Woman (Harvest in translation)

by Amos Oz (Author)

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  Following the bizarre accidental death of his wife, Israeli secret service agent Yoel Ravid retires to the suburbs with his daughter, mother and mother-in-law. After a lifetime of uncovering other people's secrets he is forced to look back at the lies he has told himself; at the desolate enigma of his wife's life and death; his years of service to the state and the riddle of his daughter's behavior.

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  A collection of essays on various topics related to Israel - the PLO, Jewish terrorists, Israel's offensive into Lebanon and ethnic tensions within his nation. The author explores Jewish attitudes towards themselves and non-Jews and re-examines the Holocaust and Zionism. Amos Oz is a leading figure in the Peace Now Movement. After the Six Day War in 1967, he was one of the first voices in Israel to advocate partitioning the land between Israel and the Palestinian state in the context of peace and security. He is the author of My Michael , Black Box , Touch the Water , Touch the Wind , In the Land of Israel and To Know a Woman .

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  1992

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  Following the bizarre accidental death of his wife, Israeli secret service agent Yoel Ravid retires to the suburbs with his daughter, mother and mother-in-law. After a lifetime of uncovering other people's secrets he is forced to look back at the lies he has told himself; at the desolate enigma of his wife's life and death; his years of service to the state and the riddle of his daughter's behavior.