In the Land of Israel

A snapshot of Israel and the West Bank in the 1980s, through the voices of its inhabitants, from the National Jewish Book Award-winning author of
Judas.






Notebook in hand, renowned author and onetime kibbutznik Amos Oz traveled throughout his homeland to talk with people-workers, soldiers, religious zealots, aging pioneers, desperate Arabs, visionaries-asking them questions about Israel's past, present, and future. Observant or secular, rich or poor, native-born or new immigrant, they shared their points of view, memories, hopes, and fears, and Oz recorded them.







What emerges is a distinctive portrait of a changing nation and a complex society, supplemented by Oz's own observations and reflections, that reflects an insider's view of a country still forming its own identity.
In the Land of Israel is "an exemplary instance of a writer using his craft to come to grips with what is happening politically and to illuminate certain aspects of Israeli society that have generally been concealed by polemical formulas" (
The New York Times)
.