Interview: Amos Oz talks about his new memoir, "A Tale Of Love And Darkness"

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JENNIFER LUDDEN
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR)
12-05-2004
Interview: Amos Oz talks about his new memoir, "A Tale Of Love And Darkness"

Host: JENNIFER LUDDEN
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM

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Amos Oz is perhaps Israel's most acclaimed and widely read novelist. His new book is a memoir called "A Tale Of Love And Darkness." It was a best-seller in Israel and has now been translated into English. In it, Oz tells the story of Israel through the story of his own family. He traces his ancestors from Eastern Europe to Palestinian, from dreams of a Jewish state to the reality of its ...

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