Ilan Schoenfeld

Ilan Schoenfeld (b. 1960, Israel) earned his MA in General, Hebrew and English Literature from Tel Aviv University, where he teaches and is working towards his PhD in Gay Studies.
Schoenfeld began publishing in 1977. He has worked as a newspaper editor, literary critic and has written on cultural topics. He was also the founding editor of an Israeli magazine on literature and theory. He has taught in high school and academic institutions and conducted various writing workshops. He was the spokesman for the Cameri Theater and owns a public relations office and a publishing house specializing in gay literature.

photo © Adi Ness

Books Published in Hebrew

Poetry

Enchanted Lizard, Martef 29, 1981 [Leta`ah Mechushefet]

Making Love with the Tongue, Dvir, 1983 [Osim Ahavah Ba-Lashon]

Lines to a Friend in Parting, Aleph, 1987 [Turim Le-Rea Bi-Fredah]

It Begins With Love, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1989 [Ve-Reshito Ahavah]

Temporary, Tamuz/Writers Association, 1992 [Ara`i]

Taschlich, Tag, 1995 [Tashlich]

Karet, Shufra, 1997 [Keret]

The Tourist Guide, Shufra, 2003 [Ha-Madrich Le-Taiar]

Prosa

Shedletse (stories), Shufra, 1999 [Shedletse]

Only You (novel), Shufra, 2000 [Rak Ata]

A Tale of a Ring (novel), Keter, 2007 [Maase Be-Tabaat]

Children

From the Heart of Tel Aviv, Dvir, 1983 [Min Ha-Lev Shel Tel Aviv]

Peace, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1989 [Shalom]

Margolis` Strange Book, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1991 [Ha-Sefer Ha-Meshuneh Shel Margolis]

There is no Such Bird, Kortsipa, Shufra, 1999 [Eyn Tsipor Kazu, Kortsipa]

Books in Translation

Individual poems have been published in: English, French, German, Polish, and Vietnamese.

Last updated: 04.10.2008