Judas, Amos Oz
Judas, Amos Oz
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Judas

Author: Amos Oz, Nicholas de Lange

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2016

Categories: Fiction, Jewish Fiction

Synopsis

Winner of the International Literature Prize, the new novel by Amos Oz is his first full-length work since the bestselling A Tale of Love and Darkness.Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets. At once an exquisite love story and coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is Amos Oz’s most powerful novel in decades.

About Amos Oz

Amos Oz (1939–2018) was an Israeli journalist and author of acclaimed fiction, nonfiction, and short stories who was called one of “Israel’s most prolific writers and respected intellectuals” by the New York Times. He was awarded many honors, including the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, France’s the Legion of Honor award, the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature, and the Heinrich Heine Prize, among others.

About Nicholas de Lange

Nicholas de Lange is a professor at the University of Cambridge and a renowned translator. He has translated Amos Oz’s work since the 1960s.

About Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis has received widespread critical acclaim for his narration in a variety of genres. He has won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2009, 2011, and 2012, as well as being a finalist for an Audie in 2007, 2013, and three times in 2014. He has also garnered accolades from Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and AudioFile magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valeriu on October 14, 2023

Un roman foarte bun. Pe lîngă discuția cu privire la rolul lui Iuda, romanul cuprinde și o poveste de iubire. Studentul Shmuel Asch se îndrăgostește de Atalia Abarbanel, gazda lui. El are vreo 25 de ani, femeia 45. Nu prea se potrivesc. El este un expansiv cu idealuri socialiste, vrea să modifice lu......more

Goodreads review by Angela M on November 19, 2016

3.5 stars This is my first book by this prolific author, who I have known about for many years, but never took the opportunity to read until now. The book is complex in some ways and I found multiple levels here - political, religious, and for me mostly the emotional level. In looking at some biogra......more

Quotes

“Reimagines the story of the Crucifixion, removing the taint from a character who has inspired so much hatred and violence.” New York Times

“After almost two dozen books that track changes in both heart and state with untiring strength and subtlety, the Israeli master has delivered one of the boldest of all his works.” Financial Times (London)

“Many-layered, thought-provoking and—in its love story—delicate as a chrysalis, this is an old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern.” Guardian (London)

“The novel gives a finely vivid and sympathetic picture of a Jerusalem (and an Israel) that has largely disappeared.” New Statesman

“Oz folds a meditation on loyalty and loss into a tender coming-of-age story, and the result is touching and intellectually potent…As engaging and provocative as ever.” Booklist (starred review)

“Oz presents thought-provoking ideas about traitors, a moving lament for the cost of Israeli-Arab conflict, and a heartfelt call for compassion.” Publishers Weekly

“We’re given a coming-of-age story, a bittersweet romance, and an allegory for the state of Israel, with the powerful biblical resonance the title suggests. Library Journal

“Lovely, though with a doleful view of the possibilities of peace, love, and understanding, whether among nations or within households.” Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • Los Angeles Times Pick
  • New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice
  • Man Booker International Prize
  • Washington Independent Review of Books
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