Israeli writer (born 1971)
Eshkol Nevo
German-Israeli Literature Days 2012
Native name אשכול נבו
Born (1971-02-28 ) February 28, 1971 (age 54) Jerusalem , Israel Occupation novelist Education Tel Aviv University Period 2001-Today Notable works
Homesick
World Cup Wishes
Neuland
Three Floors Up
www .eshkol-nevo .com
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.
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]
Zimmer Be-Givatayyim (Bed & Breakfast), Zmora Bitan , 2001
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
Aba shel Amaliya Nosea le-Australiya (Amalia's father travels to Australia), 2010
Machshava mamtina (Thought on hold), 2022
Nifradnu Trach (The Breaking-Up Manual), Zmora Bitan, 2002
Works translated to English [ edit ]
Homesick , Chatto and Windus , trade paperback, ISBN 978-0-7011-8128-4 , paperback, ISBN 978-0-09-950767-3 , 20 May 2008, translated by Sondra Silverston
World Cup Wishes , Chatto and Windus, trade paperback, ISBN 978-0-7011-8442-1 , 6 May 2010, translated by Sondra Silverston
Neuland , Chatto and Windus, trade paperback, ISBN 978-0-7011-8778-1 , paperback, ISBN 978-0-09-957855-0 , 15 February 2014, translated by Sondra Silverston
Three Floors Up , Other Press LLC, 2017, translated by Sondra Silverston. ISBN 1590518780 , ISBN 9781590518786
Works translated to German [ edit ]
Vier Häuser und eine Sehnsucht ("Homesick"), premium: Band 24564, paperback, ISBN 3-423-24564-6 , translated by Anne Birkenhauer
Wir haben noch das ganze Leben ("World Cup Wishes"), paperback, ISBN 978-3-423-14067-6 , translated by Markus Lemke
Die einsamen Liebenden ("The Last Ritual Bathhouse in Siberia"), ISBN 978-3-423-26088-6 , translated by Anne Birkenhauer
Neuland , ISBN 978-3-423-14510-7 , paperback, ISBN 978-3-423-28022-8 , translated by Anne Birkenhauer
Über uns ("Three Floors Up"), ISBN 978-3-423-28131-7 , translated by Markus Lemke
Works translated to French [ edit ]
Quatre maisons et un exil , Gallimard, ISBN 978-2-07-077710-5 , January 2008, translated by Raïa Del Vecchio
Le cours du jeu est bouleversé , Gallimard, ISBN 978-2-07-012367-4 , June 2010, translated by Jean-Luc Allouche
Neuland , Gallimard, ISBN 978-2-07-013845-6 , May 2014, translated by Jean-Luc Allouche
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