The present paper characterizes specific stylistic features of a distinguished Israeli author and scholar Amos Oz on the material of non-fiction A Tale of Love and Darkness. The analysis is focused on the method of estrangement in particular, since this stylistic device is of key importance for understanding the ambivalent connection of both the book and the author with European and especially Russian literature in the reflection of modern Hebrew literature. The method of estrangement is also considered as meaningful for equivalent and adequate translating.