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The Hill of Evil Counsel

by Amos Oz

Jerusalem on the eve of upheaval

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  • Critical praise

    Praised by The New York Times for “sensuous prose and indelible imagery”

    Attributed critical praise for the book’s prose and imagery.

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Jerusalem on the eve of upheaval

Set in Jerusalem during the final days of the British Mandate, these three stories bring together refugees seeking safety and activists preparing for an uprising. Domestic separation and private longing sit alongside the political tension: a wife leaves her husband, while a dying man yearns for a former lover. Uri, a boy who befriends several conspirators, moves through all three stories, linking their varied lives. History and imagination meet here through personal relationships and the uncertainties surrounding a city on the brink of change.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in fiction set in Jerusalem’s final Mandate period.
  • For readers who enjoy linked story collections combining political upheaval with intimate relationships.

Themes

Jerusalem under the British MandateRefuge and displacementPolitical activism and uprisingSeparation and longing

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Book overview

"Sensuous prose and indelible imagery." -- New York Times

Three stories in which history and imagination intertwine to re-create the world of Jerusalem during the last days of the British Mandate. Refugees drawn to Jerusalem in search of safety are confronted by activists relentlessly preparing for an uprising, oblivious to the risks. Meanwhile, a wife abandons her husband, and a dying man longs for his departed lover. Among these characters lives a boy named Uri, a friend and confidant of several conspirators who love and humor him as he weaves in and out of all three stories. The Hill of Evil Counsel is "as complex, vivid, and uncompromising as Jerusalem itself" (Nation).

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