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The Same Sea
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The Same Sea Paperback - 2002

by Amos Oz

Oz's most adventurous and inventive novel, this is the book by which he would like to be remembered. The cast of characters ranges from a prodigal son to a widowed father who has taken in his son's enticing young girlfriend. In this human profusion there is chaos and order, love and eroticism, loyalty and betrayal, and ultimately an extraordinary energy.


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The Same Sea is Amos Oz's most adventurous and inventive novel, the book by which he would like to be remembered. The cast of characters ranges from a prodigal son to a widowed father who has taken in his son's enticing young girlfriend, who in turn sleeps with her boyfriend's close friend. The author himself receives phone calls from his characters, criticizing the way he portrays them in his novel. In this human profusion there is chaos and order, love and eroticism, loyalty and betrayal, and ultimately an extraordinary energy.

"I wrote this book with everything I have. Language, music, structure--everything that I have. . . . This is the closest book I've written. Close to me, close to what I always wanted. . . . I went as far as I could."--Amos Oz

First line

Not far from the sea, Mr. Albert Danon

From the rear cover

In a world full of hype, noise, and confusion, the simple lucidity of The Same Sea is totally unexpected. New York Times Book Review
The Same Sea is Amos Oz s most adventurous and inventive book, a novel of lyrical beauty and narrative power. We meet the middle-aged Albert; his wife, whom he has lost to cancer; his prodigal son, who wanders the mountains of Tibet hoping to find himself; and his son s young girlfriend, with whom Albert becomes infatuated. The author himself receives phone calls from his creations, criticizing him for his portraits of them. A fever dream of chaos and order, love and eroticism, loyalty and betrayal.
A prose poem . . . at once melancholic and sensual. The New Yorker
AMOS OZ was born in Jerusalem in 1939. He is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including his acclaimed memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness, which was an international bestseller and a recipient of the National Jewish Book Award.
Author photograph (c) Colin McPherson

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Details

  • Title The Same Sea
  • Author Amos Oz
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
  • Date 2002-10-01
  • ISBN 9780156013123 / 0156013126
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.24 x 6.12 x 0.52 in (20.93 x 15.54 x 1.32 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001024121
  • Dewey Decimal Code 892.436

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PRAISE FOR THE SAME SEA

"In a world full of hype, noise, and confusion, the simple lucidity of The Same Sea is totally unexpected."--The New York Times Book Review

"This lovely, lyrical territory, irrigated by numerous streams of consciousness, reminded me of some of the great things a novel can do."--Chicago Tribune

Citations

  • New York Times, 11/10/2002, Page 24
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