Amos Oz's 'Judas' Examines Betrayal in 1950s Jerusalem
Amos Oz discusses his new novel Judas, his first full-length work since A Tale of Love and Darkness. Set in Jerusalem in 1959, Judas tells the story of Shmuel Ash, a young scholar who is devastated when his fiancee leaves him and his parents stop giving him financial support. He finds work as a caregiver to an old man and falls for a beautiful, mysterious older woman who lives with them. Event: Amos Oz be sp…