A. B. Yehoshua: Israeli writer
Abraham B.
Yehoshua (Hebrew: א.ב. יהושע, December 19, 1936 – June 14, 2022) was an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. The New York Times called him the "Israeli Faulkner". Yehoshua was the author of eleven novels, three books of short stories, four plays, and four collections of essays, including Ahizat Moledet (Homeland Lesson, 2008).
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| Born | Avraham B. Yehoshua December 19, 1936 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | June 14, 2022 (aged 85) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist, short story writer, playwright |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA, 1961) Teachers College (1962) Sorbonne (MA, French Literature) |
| Literary movement | Israeli "New Wave" |
| Notable works | Mr. Mani (1990); The Lover (1977); "Facing the Forest" |
| Notable awards | Akum Prize 1961 National Jewish Book Award 1990, 1993 Israel Prize for Literature 1995 Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2006 A Woman in Jerusalem |
| Spouse | Dr. Rivka Kirsninski (m. 1960) |
Yehoshua died on June 14, 2022 at a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel from cancer at the age of 85.
References
Other websites
- Abraham B. Yehoshua Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature Bio and list of works
- Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs short bio + links to books
- The Jewish Agency for Israel Short bio
- Zeek Magazine Archived 2020-05-30 at the Wayback Machine Shoshana Olidort's review of A.B. Yehoshua's Friendly Fire (2009)
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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