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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

I liked the style,especially some of the descriptions but the story lacked imagination and was politically overloaded. The ending was quite naive and simple- the main character went to work as a volunteer in a hospital,to "redeem" his "sins".Anyway,I would give this writer a second chance.I would li Leggi tutto