Ebook {Epub PDF} Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz

My first novel by Amos Oz. I liked his prose and it made for a quick read. A young Jewish boy coming of age in pre-Israel days, with all the twists and turns of a young imagination working non /5(45). “[I am] a panther in the basement, seething with oaths and vows.” Seeing himse lf as a “panther in the basement,” much like Tyrone Power in a favorite old film, Proffi, the year-old son of activist parents in Jerusalem in , is a member of an “underground cell” which he and two friends have formed. Their objective, like that of their parents, is the ouster of the British, who have been mandated by the UN to . Panther in the Basement. Amos Oz, Author, Oz, Author, N. R. M. de Lange, Translator Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $27 (p) ISBN .

Panther in the Basement ebook By Amos Oz. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Find out more about OverDrive accounts. Save Not today. Format. ebook. Author. Amos Oz. Publisher. HMH Books. Release. 01 October Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz From "a great and true voice of our time" (Washington Post Book World), comes this story of Proffy, a twelve-year-old living in Palestine in When Proffy befriends a member of the occupying British forces who shares his love of language and the Bible, he is accused of treason by his friends and learns the true nature of loyalty and betrayal. Panther in the Basement. by. Amos Oz. · Rating details · 1, ratings · reviews. Jerusalem British soldiers patrol the streets, and bullets and bombs are a nightly occurrence. Caught up in the fervour and unrest against the occupying forces, year old Proffy dreams of being an underground fighter.

CHAPTER ONE. Panther in the Basement. By Amos Oz. Translated by Nicholas de Lange. Harcourt Brace Company. Read the Review. I have been called a traitor many times in my life. The first time was. PANTHER IN THE BASEMENT. A wonderful short novel from the increasingly acclaimed Israeli author. This time, Oz (Don't Call It Night, , etc.) offers the first-person narrative of an imaginative and intelligent year- old boy nicknamed Proffy (short for ``Professor''), living just outside Jerusalem in , the final year of the British ``mandate'' (occupation). “[I am] a panther in the basement, seething with oaths and vows.” Seeing himse lf as a “panther in the basement,” much like Tyrone Power in a favorite old film, Proffi, the year-old son of activist parents in Jerusalem in , is a member of an “underground cell” which he and two friends have formed. Their objective, like that of their parents, is the ouster of the British, who have been mandated by the UN to set up a Jewish homeland.