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Amos Oz
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Amos Oz was an influential Israeli writer and novelist who became one of the country's most important literary figures during the late 20th century. He is significant for his contributions to Hebrew literature and for his role as a public intellectual who engaged in debates about Israeli society and politics.
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- Born
- 4 May 1939
- Died
- 28 December 2018
- Works
- 269
Top works
- Povesta despre dragoste și întuneric
- Har ha-ʻetsah ha-raʻah
- Een Verhaal van Liefde en Duisternis
- Be-or ha-tekhelet he-ʻazah
- Aż do śmierci
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Film & TV
Known for
- The Fourth Window — Himself2021
- Linhas Cruzadas — Himself2021
- Countdown to Calvary — Self2018
- Histoires d'Israël — Lui-même2018
- Censored Voices2015
- Square — Self2012
- Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams — Self2009
- Skavlan — Self - Guest2009
- Der Unbequeme - Der Dichter Günter Grass — Self2007
- Kulturzeit — self1995
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Amos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Jerusalem
- Place of death
- Petah Tikva
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Educated at
- Gymnasia Rehavia
- Political party
- Meretz
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Field of work
- educational system
- Conflict
- Yom Kippur War
- Official website
- www.amos-oz.net
- Image
- Amos oz675.jpg
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- Commons category
- Amos Oz
- date of birth
- 1939-05-04
- topic's main category
- Category:Amos Oz
- birth name
- Amos Klausner
- Commons gallery
- Amos Oz
- name in native language
- עמוס עוז
- nominated for
- International Booker Prize
- Commons Creator page
- Amos Oz
- date of death
- 2018-12-28
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- influenced by
- Sherwood Anderson
- writing language
- Hebrew
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- P12674
- Rudolf Trümpy
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Encyclopedic overview
Amos Oz (Hebrew: עמוס עוז; born Amos Klausner (עמוס קלוזנר); 4 May 1939 – 28 December 2018) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual. He was also a professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. From 1967 onwards, Oz was a prominent advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
He was the author of 40 books, including novels, short story collections, children's books, and essays, and his work has been published in 45 languages, more than that of any other Israeli writer. He was the recipient of many honours and awards, among them the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels, the Legion of Honour of France, the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature, the Heinrich Heine Prize, and the Franz Kafka Prize.
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