My Michael
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One of Amos Ozβs earliest and most famous novels, My Michael was a sensation upon its initial publication in 1968 and established Oz as a writer of international acclaim. Like all great books, it has an enduring power to surprise and mesmerize.
Set in 1950s Jerusalem, My Michael is the story of a remote and intense woman named Hannah Gonen and her marriage to a decent but unremarkable man named Michael. As the years pass and Hannahβs tempestuous fantasy life encroaches on reality, she feels increasingly estranged from him, and the marriage gradually disintegrates.
Gorgeously written and profoundly moving, this extraordinary novel is at once a haunting love story and a rich, reflective portrait of a place.
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Amos Oz (1939β2018) was an Israeli journalist and author of acclaimed fiction, nonfiction, and short stories who was called one of βIsraelβs most prolific writers and respected intellectualsβ by the New York Times. He was awarded many honors, including the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, Franceβs the Legion of Honor award, the Israel Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature, and the Heinrich Heine Prize, among others.
Nicholas de Lange is a professor at the University of Cambridge and a renowned translator. He has translated Amos Ozβs work since the 1960s.
Lisa Flanagan is a classically trained soprano, comedian, voice-over artist, and Earphones Awardβwinning narrator.
