Tribute to Amos Oz, Israel's most successful & internationally recognized author, by Nitza Lowenstein (English)

Amos Oz one of Israel's greatest writers died at the age of 79 after a battle with cancer. Oz's books have been translated into more than 40 languages, including Russian and Oz won dozens of literary prizes in Israel and abroad, including the Israel Prize, the Bialik Prize and the Goethe Prize, considered the second most important prize after the Nobel Prize for Literature. In recent years, Oz has been considered as one of the pillars of Israeli literature, culture and society, and as a leading candidate for the Nobel Prize.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 05: Actress Natalie Portman and Israeli writer Amos Oz arrive at UCLA Source: Getty Images North America