Amos Oz

(b. 1939-) Born in Jerusalem, Amoz Oz left the capital and was educated on Kibbutz Hulda where he stayed for many years. Many of his stories are set either on a kibbutz or in Jerusalem, both of which he presents as microcosms of Israeli society. His stories are known to challenge the notion of order and decency in both locations. In 1991 he was elected a full member of the Academy of the Hebrew Language. Amos was awarded his country’s most prestigious prize: the Israel Prize for Literature in 1998, the fiftieth anniversary year of Israel’s independence. [Red more]

Where the Jackals Howl
Vintage, 1992 (PhP 100.00)
From one of Israel's finest living writers, and the author of the award-winning "Black Box" and "My Michael," "Where the Jackals Howl" is a collection of short stories in which the lives of individual Israelis are set against the background of community life in a Kibbutz. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange and Philip Simpson.