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Eshkol Nevo

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Eshkol Nevo
German-Israeli Literature Days 2012
Born1971
 Jerusalem, Israel

Eshkol Nevo (Hebrew: אשכול נבו, born 28 February 1971) is an Israeli writer[1] who has published a collection of short stories, five novels and a work of non-fiction. One of his novels, Homesick, was awarded the Book Publishers Association Gold Prize (2005) and the FFI-Raymond Wallier Prize at the Salon du Livre (Paris, 2008).[2] In 2008, Eshkol was awarded membership in the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation (IcExcellence), one of the country's highest recognitions for excellence in the arts.

Life and career

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Eshkol Nevo grew up in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Detroit. He is the grandson of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, for whom he was named.[3]

He studied copywriting at the Tirza Granot School and psychology at Tel Aviv University.

He teaches creative writing and thinking at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Tel Aviv University, Sapir College and the Open University of Israel. Nevo, together with Orit Gidali who is an author and poet, established Sadnaot Habait,[4] which is a school for writers.[5]

Works in Hebrew

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Stories

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  • Zimmer Be-Givatayyim (Bed & Breakfast), Zmora Bitan, 2001

Novels

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  • Arbaa Batim ve-Gaagua (Homesick), Zmora Bitan, 2004
  • Mishala Achat Yamina (World Cup Wishes), Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir, ISBN 965-517-274-0 (965-517-274-0), 2007
  • Neuland, Zmora Bitan Publishing, 2011
  • Ha-Miqveh ha-Aharon be-Sibir (The Last Ritual Bathhouse in Siberia), Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir, 2013
  • Shalosh Qomot (Three Floors), Zmora Bitan, 2015
  • Ha-reayon ha-Acharon (The last interview), Zmora Bitan, 2018
  • Gever Nichnas Bapardes (Man enters the orchard), Zmora Bitan, 2021
  • Lev Raev (Hungry Heart), Zmora Bitan, 2023

For children

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  • Aba shel Amaliya Nosea le-Australiya (Amalia's father travels to Australia), 2010
  • Machshava mamtina (Thought on hold), 2022

Nonfiction

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  • Nifradnu Trach (The Breaking-Up Manual), Zmora Bitan, 2002

Works translated to English

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Works translated to German

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Works translated to French

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References

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  1. ^ Rennison, Nick (13 June 2010). "At a glance / World Cup Wishes". The Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Eshkol Nevo". international literature festival berlin. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ "The Last Interview by Eshkol Nevo". World Literature Today. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Sadnaot Habait – EACWP". eacwp.org. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  5. ^ "סדנאות הבית – בית הספר לכתיבה מיסודם של אשכול נבו ואורית גידלי » Sadnaot Habait" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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