How to Cure a Fanatic

A landmark work from a celebrated author on how to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict.

''A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant'' Simon Schama Amos Oz, the internationally acclaimed author of A Tale of Love and Darkness and Judas, grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed first-hand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In How To Cure a Fanatic Amos Oz analyses the historical roots of violence and confronts truths about the extremism nurtured throughout society. By bringing us face to face with fanaticism he suggests ways in which we can all respond. From the author of A Tale of Love and Darkness and Man Booker International Prize shortlisted Judas. ''He was the conscience of Israel'' Roger Cohen, New York Times

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A landmark work from a celebrated author on how to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Born in Jerusalem in 1939, Amos Oz is the internationally acclaimed author of many novels and essay collections, translated into over 30 languages, including recently his brilliant semi-autobiographical work, A Tale of Love and Darkness. He has received several international awards, including the Prix Femina, the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize,the Frankfurt Peace Prize and the 2013 Franz Kafka Prize. He lives in Israel.

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A new work from the celebrated author on how the Israel-Palestinian conflict can be resolved. Includes 2 essays that bring the reader face to face with fanaticism and explain how to respond, plus an interview with Oz and an introduction by Nadine Gordimer.

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'A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant' Simon Schama

Amos Oz, the internationally acclaimed author of A Tale of Love and Darkness and Judas, grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed first-hand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism.

In How To Cure a Fanatic Amos Oz analyses the historical roots of violence and confronts truths about the extremism nurtured throughout society. By bringing us face to face with fanaticism he suggests ways in which we can all respond.

From the author of A Tale of Love and Darkness and Man Booker International Prize shortlisted Judas.

'He was the conscience of Israel' Roger Cohen, New York Times