Don't Call It Night

A <em>New York Times</em> Notable Book of the Year <p/> A rich symphony of humanity . . . If Oz's eye for detail is enviable it is his magnanimity which raises him to the first rank of world authors. --<em>Sunday Telegraph</em> (UK) <p/> At Tel-Kedar a settlement in the Negev desert the longtime love affair between Theo a sixty-year-old civil engineer and Noa a young schoolteacher is slowly disintegrating. When a pupil dies under difficult circumstances the couple and the entire town are thrown into turmoil. Amos Oz explores with brilliant insight the possibilities--and limits--of love and tolerance. <p/> Vivid convincing and haunting. --<em>New York Times Book Review</em>