description: Israel, just before the Six-Day War. On a kibbutz, the founders of Israel and their children come to terms with their land and with each other. The messianic father exults in accomplishments that had once been only dreams; the son longs to establish an identity apart from his father; the fragile young wife is out of touch with reality; and the gifted and charismatic "outsider" seethes with emotion. Through the interplay of these brilliantly realized characters, Oz evokes a universal drama.
language: German
title: Der perfekte Frieden
titlecomplete: Der perfekte Frieden
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Contemporary, Israel, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Jewish, Novels
ratings_count: 780
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Bernstein Prize
publisher: Insel, Frankfurt