Quote of the day
A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that 'the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.'
Amos Oz
Born: May 4, 1939
Died: December 28, 2018 (aged 79)
Bio: Amos Oz was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual. He is also a professor of literature at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba. He is regarded as Israel's most famous living author.
Known for:
- A Tale of Love and Darkness (2003)
- My Michael (1968)
- Scenes from Village Life (2009)
- How to Cure a Fanatic (2006)
- Panther in the Basement (1995)