Savyon Liebrecht |
| Savyon Liebrecht was born in Munich, Germany, in 1948, to Holocaust survivor parents. She studied philosophy and literature at Tel Aviv University and started publishing in 1986. Liebrecht has published six collections of short stories and novellas and two novels. She has also written three plays, all of which have been staged, and a number of TV scripts. She has received awards for two of her TV scripts, the Alterman Prize (1987), the Amelia Rosselli Prize for Mail Order Women (Italy, 2002) and the Maior-Amalfi Award for A Good Place for the Night (Italy, 2005). She was awarded Playwright of the Year for her successful plays, It`s All Greek to Me (2005), and Apples in the Desert(2006). Most recently, she received the WIZO Prize(France, 2009). photo © Iris Nesher |
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| Apples from the Desert (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1986; Keter, 1992 [Tapuhim Min Ha-Midbar] |
| Horses on the Highway (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1988; Keter, 1992 [Susim Al Kvish Geah] |
| It`s All Greek to Me (stories), Keter, 1992 [Sinit Ani Medaberet Elecha] |
| On Love Stories and Other Endings (stories), Keter, 1995 [Tzarich Sof Le-Sipur Ahavah] |
| A Man, a Woman and a Man (novel), Keter, 1998 [Ish, Ishah Ve-Ish] |
| Mail Order Women (novellas), Keter, 2000 [Nashim Mitoch Katalog] |
| Suad (novella), Keter, 2000 [Suad] |
| A Good Place for the Night (stories), Keter, 2002 [Makom Tov La-Laila] |
| The Women My Father Knew (novel), Keter, 2005 [Ha-Nashim Shel Aba] |
| The Banality of Love (play), Or Am, 2009 [Ha- Banaliot shal Ha- Ahava] |
| Performed Plays |
| It`s All Greek to Me, 2005 [Sinit Ani Medaberet Elecha] |
| Apples from the Desert, 2005 [Tapuhim min Hamidbar] |
| Sonia Mushkat (play), Or Am, 2006 [Sonia Mushkat] |
| The Banality of Love (play), Or Am, 2009 [Ha- Banaliot shal Ha- Ahava] |
Books in Translation |
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Apples from the Desert German: Mannheim, Persona, 1992; 1995; in paperback: Frankfurt, Fischer, 1995 English: New York, The Feminist Press, 1998; London, Loki, 1998 Italian: Rome,edizioni e/o, 2001 Chinese: Guangzhou, Flower City, 1994 Estonian: Tallinn, Loomingu Raamatukogu, 2001 A Man, a Woman and a Man Italian: Rome, edizioni e/o, 2000 German: Munich, dtv, 2000, 2002 English: New York, Persea, 2001 Mail Order Women Italian: Rome, edizioni e/o, 2002 German: Munich, dtv, 2002 A Good Place for the Night English: New York, Persea, 2005 German: Munich, dtv, 2005 Italian: Rome, edizioni e/o, 2005 French: Paris, Buchet-Chastel/Caracteres, 2008 Chinese: Beijing, Baihua The Women My Father Knew Italian: Rome, edizioni e/o, 2008 German, Munich, dtv, 2008 English: New York, Persea, forthcoming The Banality of Love (play) Italian: Rome, edizioni e/o, forthcoming Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation The Banality of Love (play) Selected stories Last updated: 17.1.2010 |
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