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Black Box

by Amos Oz · 1986

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Examines the lives of a contemporary Israeli couple whose marriage has ended in disaster.

Genre
literary fictionromance
Themes
jewish
Setting
1980sisraelmiddle eastasianetherlands
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 259 pages
Form
epistolary

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