Panther In The Basement (Paperback)

Amos Oz (author)

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Paperback 128 Pages / Published: 07/08/1997

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'One of the greatest prose writers in contemporary fiction' The Times

In the last years of British rule in Jerusalem, a lonely, bookish Israeli boy befriends a British soldier in this tale of friendship in the face of enmity.

Jerusalem 1947.

British soldiers patrol the streets, and bullets and bombs are a nightly occurrence.

Caught up in the fervour and unrest against the occupying forces,12-year old Proffy dreams of being an underground fighter. But some of his dreams are less heroic.

Temptation lurks everywhere for the youth who wants to be a man - and betrayal not far behind.

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099754015
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 110 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 8 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

Countries need writers as their voices of conscience; few have them. Israel has Oz * Washington Post *
One of the greatest prose writers in contemporary fiction * The Times *
Amos Oz is a great writer because he tells stories about real people in a way that no one else can -- Alan Sillitoe
He has that mixture of lyrical intensity, utter seriousness and capacity for describing life in a few words which characterises some of the best Russian authors -- Melvyn Bragg
There are times when you are reminded what it means to be in the presence of a genius...with Amos Oz you have to add wisdom and hope too * Scotsman *

Amos Oz

Amos Oz was born in 1939 and carved out an extraordinary body of short stories, novels and essays focussing on the contemporary Israeli experience. A passionate advocate of a two-state solution with Palestine, Oz rocketed into the limelight with his 1968 novel My Michael and became globally-recognised in 2002 with his complex autobiographical account A Tale of Love and Darkness. He died in 2018.

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