Yehoshua Kenaz

Yehoshua Kenaz, one of Israel`s leading novelists, was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, in 1937. He studied philosophy and Romance languages at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Kenaz is on the editorial staff of the daily Haaretz and is a translator of French classics into Hebrew. He has published five novels and three books of novellas and short stories. His books are outstanding bestsellers in Israel. Kenaz has received the Alterman Prize (1991), the Newman Prize (1992), the Agnon Prize (1993), the ACUM Prize (1994) and the Bialik Prize (1997). In 2007, his novel Infiltration was nominated one of the ten most important books since the creation of the State of Israel. A film based on the book was released to critical acclaim at the Jerusalem Film Festival 2010.

Books Published in Hebrew

After the Holidays (novel), Am Oved, 1964; 1987 [Aharei Ha-Hagim]

The Great Woman of the Dreams (novel), Dvir, 1973 [Ha-Isha Ha-Gedolah Me-Ha-Halomot]

Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1986

Musical Moment (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1980;1995 [Moment Musicali]

Infiltration (novel), previously entitled Heart Murmur, Am Oved, 1986 [Hitganvut Yehidim]

On the Way to the Cats (novel), Am Oved, 1991 [Ba-Derech La-Hatulim]

Returning Lost Loves (novel), Am Oved, 1997 [Mahzir Ahavot Kodmot]

Landscape with Three Trees (2 novellas), Am Oved, 2000 (Nof Im Shlosha Etzim)

Between Night and Dawn (novella), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2006 [Bein Laila ve-Bein Shashar]

Apartment with Garden Entrance & Other Stories (stories), Am Oved, 2008 [Dira Im Knisa Ba-Chatzer Ve-Sipurim Acherim

Books in Translation

After the Holidays
English: New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987
German: Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, 1998
Chinese: Nanchang, Baihuazhou, 2000

The Great Woman of the Dreams
French: Arles, Actes Sud, 2006
Italian: Florence, Giuntina, 2005
Arabic: Haifa, Kul-Shee, 2007

Infiltration previously entitled Heart Murmur
English: South Royalton, Steerforth, 2003;
French: Paris, Stock, 2003; in paperback: Paris, Ed. 10/18, 2006
Spanish: Barcelona, Inedita, forthcoming

The Way to the Cats
French: Paris, Gallimard, 1994
German: Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, 1994
Italian: Milan, Anabasi, 1994; Florence, Giuntina, 2006
English: Vermont, Steerforth, 1994
Chinese: Guangzhou, Flower City, 1998
Dutch: Amsterdam, Arena, 1999

Musical Moment
English: Vermont, Steerforth, 1995
French: Arles, Actes Sud, 1995
Italian: Venice, Marsilio, 1998, Giuntina, forthcoming
Estonian: Tallinn, Loomingu Raamatokogu, 2008

Returning Lost Loves
English: Vermont Steerforth Press, 2001
Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1999, Giuntina, 2010
German: Munich, Luchterhand, 2000; in paperback: Munich, btb, 2002
Dutch: Amsterdam, Arena, 2001
French: Paris, Stock, 2004
Malayalam: Kottayam, DC Books, 2007
Chinese: Shanghai, Shanghai Translation, forthcoming

Landscape with Three Trees(novella)
German: Munich, Luchterhand, 2003
French: Arles, Actes Sud, 2003
Estonian: Tallinn, Loomingu Raamatukogu, 2008
Italian: Rome, Nottetempo, 2009

They Burn Fuse Boxes (novella)
Italian: Rome, Nottetempo, 2007

Apartment with Garden Entrance (stories)
Italian: Florence, Giuntina, forthcoming
German: Munich, Luchterhand, forthcoming
French: Arles, Actes Sud, forthcoming

Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
Landscape with Three Trees (2 novellas)
The Great Woman of the Dreams (partial)

Last updated: 12.08.2010