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How to Cure a Fanatic
by Amos Oz
Internationally acclaimed novelist Amos Oz grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed firsthand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In two concise, powerful essays, the award-winning author offers unique insight into the true nature of extremism and proposes a reasoned and respectful approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He also comments on related issues—the Gaza pullout, Yasser Arafat's death, and the war in Iraq—in an extended interview at the end of the book.
The brilliant clarity of these essays, coupled with Oz’s ironic sense of humor in illuminating the serious, breathes new life into this old debate. Oz argues that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a war of religion or cultures or traditions, but rather a real estate dispute—one that will be resolved not by greater understanding, but by painful compromise.
Fresh, insightful, and inspiring, How to Cure a Fanatic brings a new voice of sanity to the cacophony on Israeli-Palestinian relations—a voice no one can afford to ignore.
Business & EconomicsEconomic HistoryHistoryMiddle EastIsrael & PalestinePolitical Science
RELEASED2010
PUBLISHERPrinceton University Press
LENGTH95
LANGUAGEEN
Amos Oz (hebreo, עָמוֹס עוֹז; Jerusalén, 4 de mayo de 1939), nacido Amos Klausner, es un escritor, novelista y periodista israelí, considerado como uno de los más importantes escritores contemporáneos en hebreo. Premio Israel de Literatura (1988); Premio Goethe de Literatura (2005) por su libro autobiográfico *Una historia de amor y oscuridad*; y candidato varios años consecutivos al Premio Nobel de Literatura. Fue uno de los fundadores del movimiento pacifista israelí *Shalom Ajshav*. Es profesor de Literatura en la Universidad Ben-Gurión de Beer Sheba, en el Néguev y miembro de la Academia Europea de Ciencias y Artes. En 2007 recibió el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras. **Fuente**: <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Oz">Wikipedia</a>
4.0
How to Cure a Fanatic
by Amos Oz
Internationally acclaimed novelist Amos Oz grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed firsthand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In two concise, powerful essays, the award-winning author offers unique insight into the true nature of extremism and proposes a reasoned and respectful approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He also comments on related issues—the Gaza pullout, Yasser Arafat's death, and the war in Iraq—in an extended interview at the end of the book.
The brilliant clarity of these essays, coupled with Oz’s ironic sense of humor in illuminating the serious, breathes new life into this old debate. Oz argues that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a war of religion or cultures or traditions, but rather a real estate dispute—one that will be resolved not by greater understanding, but by painful compromise.
Fresh, insightful, and inspiring, How to Cure a Fanatic brings a new voice of sanity to the cacophony on Israeli-Palestinian relations—a voice no one can afford to ignore.
Business & EconomicsEconomic HistoryHistoryMiddle EastIsrael & PalestinePolitical ScienceCivil RightsInternational Relations
RELEASED2010
PUBLISHERPrinceton University Press
LENGTH95
LANGUAGEEN
Amos Oz (hebreo, עָמוֹס עוֹז; Jerusalén, 4 de mayo de 1939), nacido Amos Klausner, es un escritor, novelista y periodista israelí, considerado como uno de los más importantes escritores contemporáneos en hebreo. Premio Israel de Literatura (1988); Premio Goethe de Literatura (2005) por su libro autobiográfico *Una historia de amor y oscuridad*; y candidato varios años consecutivos al Premio Nobel de Literatura. Fue uno de los fundadores del movimiento pacifista israelí *Shalom Ajshav*. Es profesor de Literatura en la Universidad Ben-Gurión de Beer Sheba, en el Néguev y miembro de la Academia Europea de Ciencias y Artes. En 2007 recibió el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras. **Fuente**: <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Oz">Wikipedia</a>
