עמוס עוז

1939–2018

3 standalone books

Amos Oz (born Amos Klausner) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual. He was a professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Oz authored 40 books, including novels, short story collections, children's books, and essays. His work has been translated into 45 languages, more than that of any other Israeli writer. He received numerous awards, including the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Heinrich Heine Prize, and the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature. Oz was also a prominent advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He was born on 4 May 1939 and died on 28 December 2018.

Born

1939