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Imprint: Vintage Digital
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Published: 28/02/2015
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ISBN: 9781473520547
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Length: 128 Pages
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RRP: £8.99
‘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.
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Imprint: Vintage Digital
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Published: 28/02/2015
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ISBN: 9781473520547
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Length: 128 Pages
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RRP: £8.99
Reviews
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"Countries need writers as their voices of conscience; few have them. Israel has Oz"
Washington Post
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"One of the greatest prose writers in contemporary fiction"
The Times
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"Amos Oz is a great writer because he tells stories about real people in a way that no one else can"
Alan Sillitoe
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"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
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"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
