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Amos Oz 1939–, Israeli writer. A former member of the Israeli army and schoolteacher, Oz is not optimistic about Israel's future. His poetic novels explore the conflicts and tensions in Israeli society, ranging from religious beliefs to the practical demands of modern life. His novels include My Michael (1968, tr. 1972), Touch the Water, Touch the Wind (1973, tr. 1974), To Know a Woman (1989, tr. 1991), Panther in the Basement (1995, tr. 1997), and The Same Sea (1999, tr. 2001), a blend of prose and poetry. A collection of essays (1962–79) was published in translation as Under This Blazing Light (1995), and he has also written other nonfiction works on Israel's past and present.
See study by A. Balaban (1993).
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