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The Same Sea (1999)

by Amos Oz

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The Same Sea is Amos Oz's most adventurous and inventive book, a novel of lyrical beauty and narrative power and the book by which he would like to be remembered. We meet the middle-aged Albert; his wife, whom he has lost to cancer; his prodigal son, who wanders the mountains of Tibet hoping to find himself; and his son's enticing young girlfriend, with whom Albert becomes infatuated and who in turn sleeps with her boyfriend's close friend. In this human profusion is a fever dream of chaos and order, love and eroticism, loyalty and betrayal, and ultimately an extraordinary energy.… (more)
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I read this, it is a quick read, but I cannot say that I enjoyed it. It is a story and it is poetic. A story of an old man, his son, his son's girlfriend. I read somewhere that this is the book that the author would like to be remembered by. It is at heart a story humans searching, but it is also a bit too erotic for me. ( )
  Kristelh | Feb 2, 2022 |
The complex soul-lives of everyday inter-related family and friends is laid out with love and clarity by Amos Oz.
  ivanfranko | Jan 23, 2018 |
This is a story about being left behind: the characters have all lost someone and are making their way through life as best they can. The writing style is poetic and sparse, yet very vivid portraits of the characters emerge. The story provides extraordinary glimpses into ordinary lives. ( )
  LynnB | Jun 20, 2015 |
Como sempre ouvi falar de Amos Oz como um escritor político, achei curioso começar a lê-lo por um livro tão introspectivo e poético.
O Mesmo Mar conta as histórias de um homem, Albert Danon, que acaba de ficar viúvo; de seu filho, Rico, que viaja ao Tibet; de Dita, namorada de Rico, que vai viver com Albert após cair em um golpe, de várias pessoas cujas vidas se entrelaçam - o próprio narrador, que se confunde com o autor, aparece no livro mais de uma vez, para tomar chá com Albert ou ser repreendido por Dita.
A história do livro é a história dessas relações, contadas em curtos capítulos escritos em versos. Interessante e bem escrito. ( )
  JuliaBoechat | Mar 30, 2013 |
Amos returned to form with this one. Brilliantly rotating the narrative from one inter-connected protagonist to another, he brings these characters to life with an intensity. Tel-Avivis made real with depth. ( )
  Polaris- | Jan 24, 2011 |
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The Same Sea is Amos Oz's most adventurous and inventive book, a novel of lyrical beauty and narrative power and the book by which he would like to be remembered. We meet the middle-aged Albert; his wife, whom he has lost to cancer; his prodigal son, who wanders the mountains of Tibet hoping to find himself; and his son's enticing young girlfriend, with whom Albert becomes infatuated and who in turn sleeps with her boyfriend's close friend. In this human profusion is a fever dream of chaos and order, love and eroticism, loyalty and betrayal, and ultimately an extraordinary energy.

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