Scenes from Village Life by Oz, Amos - 2011

New York, New York, USA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The book and jacket are in very good condition, very minor shelf rubbing to the jacket even less to the book, the book has three instances of a previous owner signing the book, but the text is otherwise clean and clear throughout. 'Strange things are happening in Tel Ilan, a century-old pioneer village. A disgruntled retired politician complains to his daughter that he hears the sound of digging at night. Could it be their tenant, that young Arab? But then the young Arab hears the digging sounds too. Where has the mayor's wife gone, vanished without trace, her note saying "Don't worry about me"? Around the village, the veneer of new wealth--gourmet restaurants, art galleries, a winery--barely conceals the scars of war and of past generations: disused air raid shelters, rusting farm tools, and trucks left wherever they stopped. "Scenes from Village Life" is a memorable novel-in-stories by the inimitable Amos Oz: a brilliant, unsettling glimpse of what goes on beneath the surface of everyday life.' 182 pages. 5.1 x 8.5 inches. .