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 ...

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 ...

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.

Singing classic Israeli songs, hundreds of mourners accompanied storied Israeli writer Amos Oz on his final journey Monday, burying the beloved novelist at the central Israel kibbutz where he ...

Amos Oz was enormously influential, a literary giant whose work helped shape his fledgling country, Israel. But, Jessica Cohen says, he was also kind. “Even though he was famous, an ...

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 ...

Amos Oz, who has died aged 79 ... Amos Oz, Israeli writer who was revered by many but attacked by others for his alignment with the Zionist Left ... in 1961 Oz returned to the kibbutz to work in ...

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.

Amos Oz, who died of cancer Friday aged 79, was a celebrated Israeli novelist and passionate peace advocate whose stirring memoir "A Tale of Love and Darkness" became a worldwide bestseller. His ...