Amos Oz Awarded Goethe Prize

From the AFP:

AmosIsraeli writer Amos Oz was named as the winner of the 2005 Goethe cultural prize, one of the country’s top awards, for his lifetime’s output.

Oz, a peace activist, was honoured for his literary work and impressive moral responsibility, according to Petra Roth, mayor of Frankfurt and president of the jury awarding the prize.

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