David Herman
Amos Oz and the Post ’67 Generation
Summary
Amos Oz (1939–2018) was one of the most famous and acclaimed Israeli novelists, born in the 1930s like Yehoshua and Appelfeld, and brought up on a kibbutz. He broke through with his novel My Michael in 1968 and went on to combine writing with his esteemed role as an important public intellectual.
David Herman
David Herman is a freelance writer based in London. Over the past 20 years he has written almost a thousand articles, essays, and reviews on Jewish history and literature for publications including the Jewish Chronicle, the Jewish Quarterly, Jewish Renaissance, the Guardian, the New Statesman, and Prospect. He has taught courses on Jewish culture for the London Jewish Cultural Centre and JW3. He is a regular contributor to Jewish Book Week, the Association of Jewish Refugees, and the Insiders/Outsiders Festival on the contribution of Jewish refugees to British culture.