One of Amos Oz's earliest and most famous novels, My Michael created a sensation upon its initial publication in 1968 and established Oz as a writer of international acclaim. Like all great books, it has an enduring power to surprise and mesmerize.

Set in 1950s Jerusalem, My Michael tells the story of a remote and intense woman named Hannah Gonen and her marriage to a decent but unremarkable man named Michael. As the years pass and Hannah's tempestuous fantasy life encroaches upon reality, she feels increasingly estranged from him and the marriage gradually disintegrates.

Gorgeously written and profoundly moving, this extraordinary novel is at once a haunting love story and a rich, reflective portrait of place.

阿摩司·奥兹，当代以色列文坛上极具影响力的优秀作家。他自幼受家庭影响，阅读了大量以色列经典作家及十九世纪俄罗斯作家的作品，表现出出色的文学天赋。早在耶路撒冷小学接受启蒙教育期间，他所作的诗歌和小文章便经常见诸学校报刊。在基布兹时，他利用休息时间勤奋写作，后来每周得到一天特批的写作时间。自六十年代登上文坛后，奥兹先后发表了九部长篇小说《何去何从》(1966)， 《我的米海尔》(1968)，《触摸水，触摸风》(1973)，《沙海无澜》(1982)，《黑匣子》(1987)，《了解女人》(1989)，《费玛》(1991)，《不要称之黑夜》(1994)，《地下室中的黑豹》(1995)；三个中短篇小说集《胡狼嗥叫的地方》(1965)，《一直到死》(1971)，《恶意之山》(1976)；杂文、随笔集《在炽烈的阳光下》(1979)，《在以色列国土上》(1983)，《黎巴嫩斜坡》(1987)，《天国的沉默》(1993)，《以色列、巴勒斯坦与和平》(1976)等；儿童文学作品《索姆哈伊》(1978)。他的作品不仅在以色列十分流行，而且在世界上影响很大，曾获多种文学奖，并于一九九八年以色列建国五十周年之际获以色列国家文学奖。