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Amos Oz recalls how storytelling eased his passage through difficult schooldays and a tricky home life, as his parents’ marriage crumbled. Read by David Fleeshman.

Israeli writer Amos Oz died on the 28th December 2018, leaving a huge legacy of fiction, essays and articles as well as the masterpiece A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS.

The bestselling memoir explores the author’s difficult childhood in Mandatory Palestine. Amos Oz recalls how storytelling eased his passage through difficult schooldays and a tricky home life, as his parents' marriage crumbles.

Read by David Fleeshman
Written by Amos Oz
Translated by Nicholas de Lange
Abridged by Robin Brooks
Producer Eilidh McCreadie

14 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Mar 2019 00:30

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  • Thu 14 Mar 2019 09:45
  • Fri 15 Mar 2019 00:30

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