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A comprehensive study of Israel’s most internationally celebrated writer. 'In Somber Lust, Yair Mazor examines the work of the celebrated Israeli writer Amos Oz. In addition to providing a panoramic, comprehensive study of Oz’s work, including his novels, novellas, short stories, and numerous essays on literary, social, and political subjects, Mazor also meticulously documents the evolution of Oz’s aesthetic and ideological vision. The book concludes with an extensive interview with Oz himself, in which he offers insights into his own work as well as the creative process in general.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. xi
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  1. 1. Introduction: Mapping Poetics, Documenting Ideology, and Above All, Being Motivated by Love
  2. pp. 1-6
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  1. 2. Since the Jackals’ Lament Carries the Sound of Yearning: Intertextuality and Deconstruction in “Nomads and Viper”
  2. pp. 7-16
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  1. 3. The Father, the Son, and the Blowing of the Ill Wind, or Writing Strindberg from Right to Left
  2. pp. 17-51
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  1. 4. The Spy Who May Never Come in from the Cold: A Discussion of To Know a Woman
  2. pp. 53-89
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  1. 5. At Last, the Secret Double Agent Takes Off His Gloves and Removes the Mask: A Discussion of A Panther in the Basement
  2. pp. 91-129
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  1. 6. Essays Are Sometimes Masked Aesthetics: A Discussion of Under This Blazing Light
  2. pp. 131-137
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  1. 7. Some Rest at Last. Tracing a Literary Motif: The Motif of the Picture in A Perfect Peace and Beyond
  2. pp. 139-157
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  1. 8. Amos Oz Talks about Amos Oz: “Being I, Plus Being Myself ”— An Interview with Hillit Yeshourun
  2. pp. 159-194
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 195-198
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 199-201
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  1. Index of Literary and Critical Works
  2. pp. 203-204
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  1. Index of Authors and Artists
  2. pp. 205-206
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