Amos Oz
Amos Oz 1939-, Israeli writer, b. Jerusalem as Amos Klausner. As a teenager he changed his name to Oz, Hebrew for "strength." A former kibbutz member, Israeli soldier, and schoolteacher, he is is one of Israel's major novelists. Written in Hebrew, richly atmospheric and often poetic, his fiction explores the conflicts and tensions in Israeli society, ranging from religious beliefs to the practical demands of modern life. His novels include My Michael (1968, tr. 1972), Touch the Water, Touch the Wind (1973, tr. 1974), To Know a Woman (1989, tr. 1991), Panther in the Basement (1995, tr. 1997), and The Same Sea (1999, tr. 2001), a blend of prose and poetry. A collection of essays (1962-79) was published in translation as Under This Blazing Light (1995); he has also written other nonfiction works dealing with Israel's past and present and frequently reflecting his liberal Zionist views.
Bibliography: See his memoir, A Tale of Love and Darkness (2003, tr. 2004); studies by A. Balaban (1993) and Y. Mazor (2002).
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Interview: Barbara Demick discusses her series in the Los Angeles Times on conditions in the city of Chongjin, North Korea
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 7/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Angeles Times on conditions in the city of Chongjin, North Korea Host: JENNIFER LUDDEN...glimpse of life in the northeastern city of Chongjin. She's never been able to visit...the city. Her two-part series about Chongjin appears in the Los Angeles Times today...
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N KOREA'S KIM JONG-IL VISITS INDUSTRIAL SITES IN CHONGJIN.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 2/15/2007; 582 words
; ...the country's regime in the city of Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, in early...Jong-il gave field guidance at the Chongjin Primary Seasoning Factory and the newly built Army-People Power Station. In the Chongjin Primary Seasoning Factory, Kim was greatly...
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NORTH KOREA: CHINESE CONSUL-GENERAL IN CHONGJIN HOSTS RECEPTION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/1/2006; 314 words
; ...following news release: The Chinese consul-general in Chongjin hosted a reception Tuesday evening in connection with the...concerned. Staff members of the Chinese Consulate-General in Chongjin were on hand. Speeches were made there.
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NORTH KOREA THIS WEEK NO. 436 (February 15, 2007).
News Wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea; 2/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...Part 1) Kim Jong-il visits sites in Chongjin SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korea's...the country's regime in the city of Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, in early...Jong-il gave field guidance at the Chongjin Primary Seasoning Factory and the newly...
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The Long View.
Magazine article from: National Review; 6/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Grainy black-and-white footage of Chongjin, North Korea. voice-over: (concerned...demonstrations. Kim Rae Won. Right for Chongjin. Right for your family. Don't turn...Paid for by Citizens for Kim for Chongjin City Council." 30-second spot title...
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My Brief War With Russia; Dief and I Helped Keep the Soviets Out of Korea-but We Paid
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/4/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...were. Our target was an airfield at Chongjin on the far northeast coast of the Korean...t match the description of the one at Chongjin, which was reported to have a hard surface...an armed reconnasissance flight over Chongjin. Our group had flown a mission there...
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Hall Describes `Forgotten Famine' In the Bitterly Cold Outposts of North Korea
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 11/28/2000; 700+ words
; ...hospitals, orphanages and other sites in Chongjin and other cities outside Pyongyang...that the situation was improving. In Chongjin two winters ago, people seemed miserable...miles from Pyongyang, as well as in Chongjin, were cold, barren, dirty places filled...
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Spring Is Worst for N.Korea Famine
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/7/1999; 515 words
; ...Spring Is Worst for N.Korea Famine CHONGJIN, North Korea (AP) -- With factories...before the year's first harvest. In Chongjin, the reclusive Stalinist state's third...director of a pediatric hospital in Chongjin, said the hospital cared for 3,000...
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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TONY HALL (D-OH) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TONY HALL (D-OH) HOLDS NEWS CONFERENCE ON HIS TRIP TO NORTH KOREA
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/17/1998; 700+ words
; ...And then, we went all the way up to Chongjin, which is up here on the Northeast...the hotel that I was staying at, at Chongjin didn' t have any water. And as you...trucks. And when you go up country to Chongjin or Sariwon, you won't s
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The Last Words of A Pro-North Korean Long-Term Prisoner.
Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 9/5/2000; 700+ words
; ...the memory'' in his northern home in Chongjin of the northeastern province of Hamgyong...worked at the industrial port city of Chongjin, Hamgyong-do. His best memory of...at Pohang-dong, Sinang District in Chongjin City, one of the largest cities after...
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Chongjin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Chongjin or Chungjin , Jap. Seishin, city (1993 pop. 582,480), NE North Korea, an ice-free port on the Sea of Japan (or East...
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Korea, North
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
KOREA, NORTH Democratic People's Republic of Korea Major Cities: Pyongyang, Hamhung, Chongjin, Wonsan Other Cities: Haeju, Hyesan, Kanggye, Kimch'aek, Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju INTRODUCTION The Democratic People...
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Seishin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Seishin see Chongjin , North Korea.
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Brown, Jesse Leroy 1926–1950
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...Medal and a Korean Service Medal for his 20 daring air combat missions over such places as Wonsan, Songjin, Sinanju, and Chongjin where he attacked military installations and transportation routes. According to the Crosswinds web site, “ Leading...
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Chungjin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Chungjin see Chongjin , North Korea.
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