Rhyming life & death / Amos Oz ; translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange.
| Author/creator | Oz, Amos |
| Other author | De Lange, N. R. M. (Nicholas Robert Michael), 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2009. |
| Description | 117 pages ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Ḥaruze ha-ḥayim ṿeha-maṿet. English |
| Variant title | Rhyming life and death |
| Abstract | An ingenious, witty, behind-the-scenes novel about eight hours in the life of an author. A literary celebrity is in Tel Aviv on a stifling hot night to give a reading from his new book. While the obligatory inane questions ("Why do you write? What is it like to be famous? Do you write with a pen or on a computer?) are being asked and answered, his attention wanders and he begins to invent lives for the strangers he sees around him. Among them are Yakir Bar-Orian Zhitomirski, a self-styled literary guru; Tsefania Beit-Halachmi, a poet (whose work provides the novel's title); and Rochele Reznik, a professional reader, with whom the Author has a brief but steamy sexual skirmish; to say nothing of Ricky the waitress, the real object of his desire. One life story builds on another--and the author finds himself unexpectedly involved with his creations. |
| General note | "First published in Hebrew as Haruzei hahayim vehamavet by Keter Publishing House"--T.p. verso. |
| LCCN | 2008049207 |
| ISBN | 9780151013678 |
| ISBN | 0151013675 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PJ5054.O9 H3713 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |