Natalie Portman Mourns Death of Author Amos Oz Whose Book She Turned Into Her Directorial Debut
Natalie Portman is remembering her good friend and Israeli author Amos Oz.
Oz died of cancer on Friday at the age of 79, according to NPR. The literary giant inspired Portman, 37, with his 2002 autobiographical novel A Tale of Love and Darkness, which she made into a film in 2015.
The Oscar-winner shared her condolences on Instagram Friday writing, “My heart is broken.”
“Today we lost a soul, a mind, a heart, Amos Oz, who brought so much beauty, so much love, and a vision of peace to our lives,” Portman wrote in the caption. “Please hold him in your hearts and read his gorgeous books.
Oz died of cancer on Friday at the age of 79, according to NPR. The literary giant inspired Portman, 37, with his 2002 autobiographical novel A Tale of Love and Darkness, which she made into a film in 2015.
The Oscar-winner shared her condolences on Instagram Friday writing, “My heart is broken.”
“Today we lost a soul, a mind, a heart, Amos Oz, who brought so much beauty, so much love, and a vision of peace to our lives,” Portman wrote in the caption. “Please hold him in your hearts and read his gorgeous books.
- 12/29/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
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