Main content

Amos Oz and the birth of Israel

Book review special featuring Amos Oz, Carol Shields, Helen Garner, John Updike

Book review special featuring Amos Oz Carol Shields, Helen Garner, John Updike and Tiziano Terzani. Amos Oz explores the creation of Israel though the eyes of a boy, Canadian Carol Shields explores the mistake-ridden human condition through protagonist Larry, Australian Helen Garner is provoked into non-fiction, Italian journalist Tiziano Terzania's unusual account of travelling through South East Asia and John Updike's collaborative project.

Release date:

Available now

29 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project