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Israeli Yoel Arvid, a 47-year-old man of Romanian descent, is brilliant at 'reading' other people, discovering their motives and uncovering their lies. No wonder he's the perfect analyst at the Mossad, "apparently the best secret service in the world”. At the start of the novel, Yoel's world has col Leggi tutto

Telling the story of a retired Mossad agent coming to terms with the sacrifices he made for his career and his family in the wake of his wife's death, it is a challenging book of startling clarity. Its primary theme, as the title suggests, is knowledge. The protagonist, as a spy, has spent his life

Briljantno napisana priča, međutim, sadržajno vrlo neugodna i mučna. Najdraži mi Amos Oz uvijek piše fantastično. Ali iskreno, ovu sam priču jedva čekala završiti. Svi u knjizi su mi bili odbojni - osim, možda, dviju starijih žena, majki bivšega bračnog para iz priče - i svaka njihova osobna priča b Leggi tutto

Какво се случва с живота ти, след като изгубиш скъп човек; как да събереш частиците отново; как да бъдеши сигурен, че не си виновен или отговорен - въпроси, от чиито отговори толкова много се нуждая в момента. Но Амос Оз не ги поднася, той ни дава пример, а всички изводи - логични или не, следва сам Leggi tutto

Lo amo por lo que dice y por lo que no, por el ritmo pausado, por la calma, por las reflexiones, por las mentiras, por las relaciones, por la mujer. Pasión, emoción y humildad. No siempre amo a Amos, esta vez es de las que sí. Mucho.

To Know a Woman: After the sudden death of his wife, Yoel moves slowly through the world in a disoriented fog. He obsessively microanalyses the details and events in his life and tries to make sense of the women who surround him. This book is exquisitely written. It's a great choice if you’re in the Leggi tutto