Scenes from Village Life, Amos Oz
Scenes from Village Life, Amos Oz
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Scenes from Village Life

Author: Amos Oz, Nicholas de Lange

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 5 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2017

Synopsis

Strange things are happening in Tel Ilan, a century-old pioneer village. A disgruntled retired politician complains to his daughter that he hears the sound of digging at night. Could it be their tenant, that young Arab? But then the young Arab hears the digging sounds too. Where has the mayor’s wife gone, vanished without a trace, her note saying “Don’t worry about me”? Around the village, the veneer of new wealth—gourmet restaurants, art galleries, a winery—barely conceals the scars of war and of past generations: disused air raid shelters, rusting farm tools, and trucks left wherever they stopped. Scenes from Village Life is a memorable novel-in-stories by the inimitable Amos Oz: a brilliant, unsettling glimpse of what goes on beneath the surface of everyday life.

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 Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll’s House, and Long Day’s Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen’s birthday honors for services to drama.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carlos on February 01, 2025

Un libro escrito como historias cortas basadas en una ciudad ficticia de Israel. Le pongo solamente 2 estrellas porque jamás me atrajo, no me atrapó y no llegué a decir "Y qué pasará ahora?". También debo agregar que no vi mucha conexión entre las historias ni por qué están incluídas en el mismo lib......more

Goodreads review by Owlseyes on September 21, 2018

This is a collection of stories of people in a small village called Tel Ilan, Israel. Stories, which stand on their own; with little interconnectedness. As I was reading the book I got cozier and cozier, with this small village life. There was a climax, I would say, with fifty (plus) year olds gather......more

Goodreads review by Elena on May 11, 2024

Plasate intr-un sat aparent banal, povestirile sunt interconectate, insa fiecare este diferita si surprinzatoare. Personajele par foarte vii, perfect conturate. ,,[...] Inauntrul fiecarui om, ma gandeam eu, sta chircit copilul care a fost odata. La unii poti vedea ca acel copil traieste inca, in timp......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 07, 2012

It is for others with a surer grasp of the subject to decide the extent to which 'Scenes From Village Life' by Amos Oz is an allegory for the parlous, fragile state of modern Israel. Certainly, there are broad hints in that direction: the characters who people the majority of Oz's eight stories live......more

Quotes

“Scenes From Village Life is a brief collection, but its brevity is a testament to its force. You will not soon forget it.” New York Times

“Informed by everything, weighed down by nothing. This is an exquisite work of art.” Scotsman

“An impressive and very affecting achievement…These stories, in their humanity, may do more for Israel than any of the decisions we have been led to expect of its leaders in the months to come.” New Statesman

“One of the most powerful books you will read about present-day Israel.” Jewish Chronicle

“Finely wrought…Oz writes characterizations that are subtle but surgically precise, rendering this work a powerfully understated treatment of an uneasy Israeli conscience.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“In exquisitely controlled prose, renowned Israeli author Oz reminds us of the creepy unsureness that underlies all ‘village’ life, rural or urban—and not just in Israel.” Library Journal (starred review)

“A thought-provoking collection…Filled with tension and allegory, Oz’s perceptive tales explore the nuance and alienation of transitioning states.” Booklist

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