Reuven Miran

Reuven Miran was born in 1944. He grew up in the Jezreel Valley, Israel and currently lives in Binyamina. Miran received his MA in philosophy from the Sorbonne and has written novels, stories and film scripts. Miran is also a publisher and a translator of French literature. He has received the BBC World Service Prize, the ACUM Prize for Literary Achievement (1995), and the French Ministry of Culture Award for promoting French culture in Israel.

photo © Daniel Miran

Books Published in Hebrew

The Western Hills (stories), Massada, 1970 [Ha-Gevaot Ha-Ma`araviyot]

The Lead Bird (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1979 [Tzipor Ha-Oferet]

The Planet of Yairi (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1979 [Kochav Ha-Lechet Shel Yairi]

The Scarecrow of Dr. Givoli (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1979 [Ha-Dahlil Shel Dr. Givoli]

In the Mountains, Inland (stories), Tarmil, 1980 [Ba-Harim, Bifnim Ha-Aretz]

Night Over the City (novella), Tarmil, 1987 [Laila Al Ha-Ir]

And Twice the Parrot Held its Tongue (novel), Zmora Bitan, 1987 [Ha-Tuki Shatak Pa`amaim]

South of Antarctica (stories), Keter, 1990 [Dromit Le-Antartika]

Turtle Soup for Breakfast (stories), Keter, 1995 [Marak Tzavin Le-Aruhat Boker]

The Last Dwarfs in Givatayim (children), Keter, 1995 [Ha-Gamadim Ha-Aharonim Be-Givatayim]

Memories of a Dead Season (stories), Yediot Achronot, 1996 [Zichronot Me-Onah Metah]

Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray (novel), Yedioth Ahronoth, 2001 [Shalosh Sigariot Be-Maafera]

Kingfishers (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/ Siman Kriah, 2006 [Shaldagim: Sipurim Ktsarim]

Anna and the Hunters (Y/A) Nahar, 2009 [Anna Ve- Ha- Tsayadim]

Books in Translation

Individual stories have been published in English.

Last updated: 3.12.2009