Agence France-PresseMay 28, 2013 07:15
Amos Oz, Israel's best-known writer, was on Monday named the winner of this year's international Franz Kafka literary prize for his imaginative tales of life in the Jewish state.
Oz will receive the award and a $10,000 (7,700-euro) cheque at an October ceremony in Prague, the Franz Kafka Society, which organises the annual award, said in a statement.
The 74-year-old, born in Jerusalem to Polish and Russian parents, is known for his use of humour and imagination in work that has been translated into more than 40 languages.
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