The Last War or the Third, That Is the Question: A Conversation in Kibbutz Ein-Shemer
Amos Oz
1967
There’s nothing joyful about the guys who returned from the war. I don’t have the feeling that this is the last time that the people sitting here will put on uniform. Right after the war the feeling began that this was another phase, a phase in which we were very successful and that was something of a miracle. But all the time I’m living…
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Creator Bio
Amos Oz
Amos Oz was born and raised in Jerusalem. At the age of fifteen, he moved to Kibbutz Ḥuldah, and later lived in Arad. While professor of literature at Ben-Gurion University, Oz published works of fiction, numerous essays and articles, several nonfiction works on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a children’s book. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages. He was also a leading figure in the Israeli peace camp. Amos Oz won many awards, among them the Légion d’honneur, the Bialik Prize, the Israel Prize, and the Dan David Prize. His novel A Tale of Love and Darkness was made into a motion picture.