David Grossman |
| Leading Israeli novelist David Grossman (b. 1954, Jerusalem) studied philosophy and drama at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and later worked as an editor and broadcaster at Israel Radio. Grossman has written seven novels, a play, a number of short stories and novellas, and a number of books for children and youth. He has also published several books of non-fiction, including interviews with Palestinians and Israeli Arabs. Among Grossman`s many literary awards: the Valumbrosa Prize (Italy), the Eliette von Karajan Prize (Austria), the Nelly Sachs Prize (1991), the Premio Grinzane and the Premio Mondelo (Italy, 1996), the Vittorio de Sica Prize (Italy), the Juliet Club Prize, the Marsh Award for Children`s Literature in Translation (UK, 1998), the Buxtehude Bulle (Germany, 2001), the Sapir Prize (2001), the Bialik Prize (2004), the Koret Jewish Book Award (USA, 2006), the Premio per la Pace e l`Azione Umanitaria 2006 (City of Rome), Onorificenza della Stella Solidarita Italiana 2007, Premio Ischia - International Award for Journalism 2007, the Geschwister Scholl Prize (Germany), the Emet Prize (Israel, 2007), the Albatross Prize (Germany, 2009), and the Frankfurt Peace Prize (2010). Grossman was also decorated as Chevalier de l`Ordre des Arts et Belles Lettres (France, 1998) and received an Honorary Doctorate from Florence University (2008). In 2007, his novels The Book of Internal Grammar and See Under: Love were named among the ten most important books since the creation of the State of Israel.
His books have been translated into over 25 languages.
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| Jogger (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1983 [Ratz] |
| Smile of the Lamb (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1983 [Hiuch Ha-Gedi] |
| See Under: Love (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1986 [Ayien Erech: Ahavah] |
| Yellow Wind (non-fiction), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 [Ha-Zeman Ha-Tzahov] |
| Riki`s Playgroup (play), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1988 [Gan Riki] |
| The Book of Internal Grammar (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1991 [Sefer Ha-Dikduk Ha-Pnimi] |
| Sleeping on a Wire (non-fiction), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1992 [Nochahim Nifkadim] |
| The Zig-Zag Kid (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1994 [Yesh Yeladim Zig-Zag] |
| Be My Knife (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1998 [She-Tihi Li Ha-Sakin] |
| Someone to Run With (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2000 [Misheu Larutz Ito] |
| Her Body Knows (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2002 [Ba-Guf Ani Mevina] |
| Death As a Way of Life (non-fiction), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2003 [Mavet Ke-Derech Chaim] |
| Lion`s Honey (essay), Pen / Yedioth Ahronoth, 2005 [Dvash Araiot] |
| Until the End of the Land (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2008 [Isha Borachat Mi-Besora]
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| Children and Young Readers |
| Duel (youth), Massada, 1982 [Du-Krav] |
| A Brand New Brother, Am Oved, 1986 [Ah Hadash Legamri] |
| Itamar Walks on Walls , Am Oved, 1986 [Itamar Metayel Al Ha-Kirot] |
| Itamar and the Magic Black Hat, Am Oved, 1992 [Itamar Ve-Kova Ha-Ksamim Ha-Shahor] |
| The Itamar Letter , Am Oved, 1986 [Itamar Michtav] |
| Itamar Meets a Rabbit , Am Oved, 1988 [Itamar Pogesh Arnav] |
| Itamar the Dream Hunter , Am Oved, 1990 [Itamar Tzayad Halomot] |
| Uri`s Special Language (children), Massada, 1990 [Ha-Safah Ha-Miuhedet Shel Uri] |
| Fozz`s Book of Poems , Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1994 [Sefer Ha-Siim Shel Fozz] |
| Once There Were Two Monkeys , Am Oved, 1996 [Hayo Haytem Shnei Kofim ] |
Books in Translation |
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The Jogger Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1990, 1994 The Yellow Wind Arabic: Kfar Kara, Dar al-Shafaq, 1988 Danish: Copenhagen, Gyldendal, 1988 Dutch: Utrecht, Veen, 1988 English: New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988 /New York, Dell,1989; New York, Picador, 2002 French: Paris, Seuil, 1988 German: Munich, Kindler, 1988 Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1988 Japanese: Tokyo, Shobun-Sha, 1990 Norwegian: Oslo, Gyldendal, 1988 Portuguese: Lisbon, Dom Quixote, 1989 Serbo-Croatian: Vrsac, Knjizevna Opstina Vrsac, 1994 Spanish: Madrid, Ediciones El Pais, 1988 Swedish: Stockholm, Bonnier, 1988 Turkish: Istanbul Cep Kitaplari, 1992 The Zigzag Kid Dutch: Baarn, Ambo, 1996 English: New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997 / London, Bloomsbury, 1997; New York, Picador, 2003 French: Paris, Seuil, 1998; 2004; Paris, Livre a la carte - Libris ed., 1998 German: Munich, Hanser, 1996 Greek: Athens, Kastanitois, 1999 Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1996, 1998, 2007 Portuguese: Rio de Janeiro, Nova Fronteira, 1999 Romanian: Bucharest, Univers, forthcoming Spanish: Barcelona, Tusquets, 1998 Swedish: Stockholm, Bonnier Alba, 1996 Turkish: Ankara, Dost Kitabevi, 2001 Russian: Moscow, Limbus, 2007 See under: Love Czech: Prague, Mlada Fronta, 1996 Danish: Copenagen, Gyldendal, 1993 Dutch: Utrecht, Veen, 1990; Amsterdam, Pandora, 1994 English: New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989; London, Jonathan Cape, 1989; paperback:New York, Washington Square Press,1990; London, Pan Books, 1991; paperback: New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1997; paperback: New York, Vintage, 1999; New York, Picador, 2002 French: Paris, Seuil, 1991; paperback: Paris, Points, 1995 German: Munich, Carl Hanser, 1991; Munich, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1994 Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1988, 1999, 2003 Norwegian: Oslo, Gyldendal Norsk, 1988 Spanish: Barcelona, Tusquets, 1993 Swedish: Stockholm, Brombergs, 1989 Portuguese: Rio de Janeiro, Nova Fronteira, 1993; San Paolo, Compania Das Letras, 2007; Porto, Campo Das Letras, 2004 Serbo-Croatian: Belgrade, Nolit, 1999 Chinese: Shanghai, Shanghai Translation Publishing House, 2005 Rumanian: Bucarest, Niculescu, 2007 Russian: Moscow, Text, 2007 The Smile of the Lamb Arabic: Jerusalem, Palestinian Authors Union, 1996 Dutch: Amsterdam, Contact,1994 English: New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1990; New York, Washington Square Press, 1990; London, Jonathan Cape, 1991; London, Picador, 1992; in paperback: 2003 French: Paris, Seuil, 1995 German: Munich, Hanser, 1988 Munich, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1990 Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1994 Portuguese: Rio de Janeiro, Nova Fronteira, 1994 Spanish: Barcelona, Tusquets, 1995 Swedish: Stockholm, Brombergs, 1990 Riki`s Kindergarden (play) Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1990 The Book of Intimate Grammar Dutch: Amsterdam, Contact, 1993 English: New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994; London, Jonathan Cape, 1994; New York, Riverhead Books, 1995; London, Picador, 1995; in paperback: New York, Picador, 2002 Finnish: Helsinki, Otava, 1994 French: Paris, Seuil, 1994 German: Munich, Carl Hanser, 1994 Italian: Milano, Mondadori, 1992, 1999 Norwegian: Oslo, Gyldendal Norsk, 1996 Swedish: Stockholm, Bonnier Alba, 1995 Danish: Copenhagen, Gyldendal, 2000 Spanish: Barcelona, Tusquets, 2001 Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with Palestinians in Israel Dutch: Amsterdam, Contact, 1993 English: New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1993 / London, Jonathan Cape, 1993 French: Paris, Seuil, 1995 German: Munich, Carl Hanser, 1992 Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1993 Japanese: Tokyo, Shobun-Sha, 1997 Spanish: Barcelona, Tusquets, 1994 Swedish: Stockholm, Bonnier Alba, 1993 Be My Knife Dutch: Amsterdam, Ambo, 1999; 2003 English: New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002 French: Paris, Seuil, 2000 German: Munich, Hanser, 1999 Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1999 Portuguese: Porto, Campo Das Letras, 2007 Once There Were Two Monkeys Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1998 German: Munich, Hanser, 1998 Catalan: Barcelona, Cruilla, 2005 Duel Dutch: Amsterdam, Van Goor, 1992 German: Hamburg, Carlsen, 1990 / Ravensburg, Ravensburger Buchverl, 1994 English: London, Bloomsbury, 1999; 2004 Czech: Prague, Albatros, fothcoming Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 2001, 2004 Spanish: Madrid, Ediciones SM, 2003 French: Paris, Seuil, 2003 Itamar Series Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1991; 1999, 2001, 2004 German: Hamburg, Carlsen, 1990, 1991, 1998 / Munich, Hanser, 1998 Dutch: Amsterdam, Ten Have, 1998 Spanish: Barcelona, Cruilla, 2003 Itamar and the Magic Black Hat Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 2005 Someone to Run With English: New York, Farrar, Straux & Giroux, 2004; London, Bloomsbury, 2004; New York, Picador, 2005 German: Munich, Carl Hanser, 2001 Spanish: Barcelona, Seix Barral, 2002 Dutch: Amsterdam, Cossee, 2002 French: Paris, Seuil, 2003; 2005 Russian: Moscow, Fantom Press, 2004 Norwegian: Oslo, Gyldendal, 2006 Polish: Warsaw, WAB, 2006 Swedish: Stockholm, Albert Bonniers, 2005 Portuguese: San Paolo, Schwarcz, 2005 Rumanian: Bucharest, Niculescu, 2006 Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 2004, 2007 Her Body Knows Dutch: Amsterdam, Cossee, 2004 Italian: Milano, Mondadori, 2003 French: Paris, Seuil, 2005 English: London, Bloomsbury, 2005; New York, Farrar, Starus & Giroux, 2005; New York, Picador, 2006 German: Munich, Hanser, 2004 Greek: Athens, Kastaniotis, 2006 Spanish: Barcelona, Seix Barral, 2007 Swedish: Stockholm, Albert Bonnier, 2009 Death As a Way of Life German: Munich, Hanser, 2003 Dutch: Amsterdam, Cossee, 2003 Italian: Milano, Mondadori, 2003 English: London, Bloomsbury, 2003 Japanese: Tokyo, Hinuzu Shobo, 2003 French: Paris, Seuil, 2003 Spanish: Barcelona, Seix Barral, 2003 Turkish: Istanbul, Varlik Yainlari, 2007 Lion`s Honey English: Edinburgh, Canongate, 2006 Serbian: Belgrad, Geopoetika, 2006 Danish: Copenhagen, Tiderne Skifter, 2006 Italian: Milan, Rizzoli, 2005 Japanese: Tokyo, Kadokawa Shoten, 2006 Spanish: Barcelona, Salamandra, 2007 Russian: Moscow, Otkritii Mir, 2006 Until the End of the Land Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 2008 German: Munich, Carl Hanser, 2009 Dutch: Amsterdam, Cossee,2009 Portuguese (Brazil): San Paolo, Campanhia Das Letras, 2009 Essays French: Paris, Seuil, 2008 Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 2007 Last updated: 12.08.2010 |
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