Judith Katzir

Born in Haifa in 1963, Judith Katzir studied literature and cinema at Tel Aviv University. At present, she is an editor at Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah Publishing House and teaches creative writing. Katzir, a bestselling author in Israel, has published two collections of stories and novellas, two novels and three children`s books. In addition to literary prizes for individual stories, Katzir has received the Book Publishers Association`s Gold and Platinum Book Prizes, the Prime Minister`s Prize twice (1996, 2007) and the French WIZO Prize for Matisse Has the Sun in His Belly (2004). Her work has been translated in 11 languages.

Books Published in Hebrew

Closing the Sea (novellas), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1990 [Sogrim Et Ha-Yam]

Amalia`s Picnic (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1994 [Ha-Piknik Shel Amaliah]

Matisse Has the Sun in His Belly, (novel) Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1995 [Le-Matisse Yesh Et Ha-Shemesh Ba-Beten]

Inland Lighthouses (novellas), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999 [Migdalorim Shel Yabasha]

Bubble in the Wind (children), Sifriat Poalim, 2002 [Bua Al Gav Ha-Ruach]

Dearest Anne (novel),(Here I Begin), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2003 [Hine Ani Matchila]

Haifa Stories (selected stories from previous titles), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2005 [Sipurei Haifa]

Freeing the Fairies (children), Sifriat Poalim / Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2006 [Leshachrer Et Ha-Feiot]

Tel Aviv Stories, (selected stories from previous titles), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2008 [Sipurei Tel Aviv]

Books in Translation

Closing the Sea
Dutch: Amsterdam, Arena, 1991
English: New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992; New York/London, Toby Press, 2006
Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1992
Spanish: Barcelona, Lumen, 1996
Portuguese: Lisbon, Difel, 1998
German: Zurich, Ammann, 2000; pback: Munich: btb, 2002

Matisse Has the Sun in His Belly
Dutch: Amsterdam, Vassallucci, 1997
German: Zurich, Ammann, 1997; in paperback: Munich, btb, 1999
French: Paris, Joelle Losfeld, 2003
Polish: Cracow, Emg, 2007
Turkish: Istanbul, Dogan, forthcoming

Inland Lighthouses
Dutch: Amsterdam, Vassallucci, 2002
German: Munich, Bertelsmann, 2001; in paperback: 2003
Chinese: Hefei, Anhui Literature & Art Pubs., 2007
Russian: Moscow, Text, 2008

Dearest Anne (Here I Begin)
German: Munich, btb, 2006
French: Paris, Joelle Losfeld, 2008
Dutch: Amsterdam, Sirene, 2008
English: New York, Feminist Press, 2008
Turkish: Istanbul, Dogan, forthcoming
Italian: Rome, Atmophere Libri, forthcoming

Schlafstunde / Fellini`s Shoes
Estonian: Tallinn, Loomingu Raamatukogu, 2009

Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
Matisse Has the Sun in His Belly
Inland Lighthouses
Bubble in the Wind (children)
Freeing the Fairies(children)

Last updated: 12.08.2010