A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz - November 1, 2005

This is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the 40' and 50's, in a small apartment crowded with books in 12 languages and relatives nearly as many. The story of an adolescent whose life has changed forever by his mother's suicide when he was 12 years old. The story of a man who leaves the constraints of his family and its community of dreamers, scholars, and failed businessmen to join a kibbutz, change his name, marry, have children. The story of a writer who becomes an active participant in the political life of his nation. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange.