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. At present, it is being made into a feature film scheduled for general release at the end of 2008.
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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 |
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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, forthcoming 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: 3.1.2010 |
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