To Know a Woman

To Know a WomanA New York Times Notable Book of the Year " To Know a Woman has] the powerful undertow of myth . . . A rich and affecting novel." New York Times Following the accidental death of his wife, Israeli secret service agent Yoel Ravid retires to the suburbs with his daughter, mother, and mother in law. After a lifetime of uncovering other people's secrets, he is forced to look back on his own: the desolate enigma of his wife's life and death, his years of

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

" To Know a Woman has] the powerful undertow of myth . . . A rich and affecting novel." -- New York Times

Following the accidental death of his wife, Israeli secret service agent Yoel Ravid retires to the suburbs with his daughter, mother, and mother-in-law. After a lifetime of uncovering other people's secrets, he is forced to look back on his own: the desolate enigma of his wife's life and death, his years of service to the state, the riddle of his daughter's behavior. Amos Oz infuses Yoel's story with poetry, humor, and a vivid sense of the madness inherent in everyday existence.

"His language is Hebrew, his setting Israel, his message is universal." -- Boston Jewish Times

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/27/1992
ISBN: 9780156906807
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.24w x 0.64d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/03/1992