My Michael
- ISBN-10
- 0099747308
- ISBN-13
- 9780099747307
- Series
- My Michael
- Category
- Hebrew fiction
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Amos Oz
Description
Set in Jerusalem at the time of the Suez crisis, this is a study of a woman's retreat from an unhappy marriage into a private world of fantasy and repressed desires. Her subsequent mental breakdown is mirrored in the local scenes of disruption and violence caused by the coming war.
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