Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this bestselling and critically acclaimed new work by "one of Israel's most gifted and prolific authors" (Helen Epstein, The Forward) is at once a family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the...
Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this bestselling and critically acclaimed new work by "one of Israel's most gifted and prolific authors" (Helen Epstein, The Forward) is at once a family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth of a nation and lived through its turbulent history. It is the story of a boy growing up in the war-torn Jerusalem of the forties and fifties, in a small apartment crowded with books in twelve languages and relatives speaking nearly as many. The story of an adolescent whose life has been changed forever by his mother's suicide when he was twelve years old. The story of a man who leaves the constraints of his family and its community of dreamers, scholars, and failed businessmen to join a kibbutz, change his name, marry, have children. The story of a writer who becomes an active participant in the political life of his nation.
There are lots of women who are attracted to tyrannical men. Like moths to a flame. And there are some women who do not need a hero or even a stormy lover but a friend. Just remember that when you grow up. Steer clear of the tyrant lovers, and try to locate the ones who are looking for a man as a friend, not because they are feeling empty themselves but because they enjoy making you full too. And remember that friendship between a woman and a man is something much more precious and rare than love: love is actually something quite gross and even clumsy compared to friendship. Friendship includes a measure of sensitivity, attentiveness, generosity, and a finely tuned sense of moderation. (查看原文)
0 有用 Nussknacker 2019-10-07 00:32:51
今年读了不少有关耶路撒冷和犹太民族的书,这一本真实致郁。读的时候本有疑惑,这种家庭教育下长大的小孩怎么会跑去kibbutz(还顺手改了last name),后面想想换作是我,大概也会做出类似的决裂。
0 有用 照叶 2019-11-01 15:25:59
这是一部具有史诗般的悲怆与厚重的个人史、家族史。
0 有用 肉脸花花 2020-05-09 02:49:21
前一百页因为跳脱的时间线读的很辛苦 后面渐入佳境 这本回忆录涵盖了太多 个人家庭甚至民族的命运被历史的洪流推着走 颤颤巍巍地向前 整体基调相对沉重 感觉影响奥兹最大的不是以色列的建国 而是母亲的自杀 哪怕自12岁之后第一次谈起母亲 依旧没能够释怀 绝望和愤怒交织 黑暗将爱吞没
0 有用 kidpt 2020-11-01 14:23:24
四星半 喜欢作者文风和笔触切换的自如 时而有饭桌旁的食物香气 书卷中的沉迷 也有家庭生活中母亲抑郁的阴霾 与国家的命途多舛 读完略微郁结 确是Equal parts love and darkness!
0 有用 桃夭宝 你说存在就存在 2020-07-19 20:31:13
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