Winner of the International Literature Prize, the new novel by Amos Oz is his first full-length work since the bestselling A Tale of Love and Darkness.
Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets.
At once an exquisite love story and coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is Amos Oz’s most powerful novel in decades.
© 2017 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781504766791
Translators: Nicholas de Lange
Release date
Audiobook: 7 February 2017
Winner of the International Literature Prize, the new novel by Amos Oz is his first full-length work since the bestselling A Tale of Love and Darkness.
Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets.
At once an exquisite love story and coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is Amos Oz’s most powerful novel in decades.
© 2017 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781504766791
Translators: Nicholas de Lange
Release date
Audiobook: 7 February 2017
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Labster
1 Oct 2022
Oh wow! My mind is blown right now. The writing is exceptional, meditative, fluid, introspective and informative. I am an atheist, to hear a story from an objective point of view on a religion is a rarest of the rare experiences and fortunate one as well. I'm a fan of the writer, definitely reading more of him.The dubbing artist was soothing, great job overall.
Ashtamoorthy
14 Sept 2022
Another classic, but sadly the last, from my favourite writer. Adieu, Amos!!
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