num_pages: 384
description: Israel, just before the Six-Day War. On a kibbutz, the country’s founders and their children struggle to 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 drama that is chillingly, strikingly universal.
language: English
title: A Perfect Peace
titlecomplete: A Perfect Peace
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Jewish, Fiction, Israel
ratings_count: 780
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Bernstein Prize
publisher: Mariner Books