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ⓘ About Amos Oz
Amos OZ is a bestselling literary fiction author from Israel that has been writing since 1966. The author was born to a family of teachers and scholars in 1939 and has said some of his family were militant Zionists who came to Israel from Poland and Russia in the early 1930s. As a fifteen-year-old in 1954, Amos Oz became a rebellious teenager and left Jerusalem, to work and live a the Hulda Kibbutz. It was at the kibbutz that he would finally complete his high school education. After graduating from high school, he did his Army service leaving in 1961 before going back to the kibbutz to work in the cotton fields. During his early twenties, he published some of his works in “Keshet” the literary quarterly. In 1970, Amos Oz worked at St, Cross Colege, Oxford as a visiting fellow.
All Book Series by Amos Oz
Jews and Words
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2012 Co-authored · Fania Oz-Salzberger
Voices from the Warsaw Ghetto
Book 2 of 3 · published 2019 Anthology · David G. Roskies,Samuel D. Kassow
Catastrophe and Rebirth, 1939–1973
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2020 Anthology · Samuel D. Kassow
Until Daybreak: Stories From The Kibbutz
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1984
Suitcase: A Journal of Transcultural Traffic, Volume 3
Book 2 of 3 · published 1998
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Amos Oz?
Amos OZ is a bestselling literary fiction author from Israel that has been writing since 1966. The author was born to a family of teachers and scholars in 1939 and has said some of his family were militant Zionists who came to Israel from Poland and Russia in the early 1930s. As a fifteen-year-old in 1954, Amos Oz became a rebellious teenager and left Jerusalem, to work and live a the Hulda Kibbutz.
Which Amos Oz series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization series, the earliest of Amos Oz's multi-book series: it opens with Jews and Words (2012) and runs to 3 books across 2012–2020, ending with Catastrophe and Rebirth, 1939–1973 (2020).
How many books has Amos Oz written?
Amos Oz has 39 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1965 and 2022. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization series with 3 books — and 36 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Amos Oz's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Amos Oz's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization (2012–2020, 3 books).
How are Amos Oz's books organised into series?
This guide splits Amos Oz's 39 books into 1 named series and 36 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization (3 books, 2012–2020).