Amos Oz, the Israeli author whose acclaimed 2002 autobiographical novel “A Tale of Love and Darkness” inspired Natalie Portman’s 2015 directorial debut, died Friday. He was age 79.

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Amos Oz, who died of cancer on Friday aged 79, was a celebrated Israeli novelist and passionate peace advocate whose stirring memoir ‘‘A Tale of Love and Darkness’’ became a ...

As Robert Alter writes in his concise and compelling biography, “Amos Oz: Writer, Activist, Icon,” Oz was “very much part of the international literary world”—indeed, his works have been ...

Israeli writer Amos Oz at his house in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty) ... A former CEO of 10 public companies talks about the work and joy of giving.

Israeli writer Amos Oz has been awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias prize for literature. Oz, who has written 18 novels as well as many essays, ... Speaking about his award, he said: "If I ...

Amos Oz won dozens of literary prizes and awards, and in 1997 he was made a Knight of the Légion d’honneur. He married, in 1960, Nily Zuckerman, with whom he had three children. Amos Oz, born ...

Following the news that some 1,000 writers and publishers are pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions, the daughter, Fania Oz-Salzberger, of celebrated Israeli writer and peace activist, ...

Israeli writer and peace activist Amos Oz has accepted the prestigious Goethe cultural prize from the German city of Frankfurt for his life's work. Mr Oz picked up the award, which carries a ...

Acclaimed Israeli writer Amos Oz, who died Friday at the age of 79 after battling cancer, was laid to rest Monday, with thousands paying their respects to the preeminent novelist ahead of his ...