Zeruya Shalev

Leading author Zeruya Shalev was born at Kibbutz Kinneret. She has an MA in Biblical studies and works as a literary editor at Keter Publishing House. Shalev has published four novels, a book of poetry and a children`s book. Her novels Love Life, Husband and Wife and Late Family (Terra) have received critical acclaim both in Israel and abroad and have been bestsellers in several countries. Love Life is included in Der Spiegel`s prestigious list of "20 Best Novels in World Literature" over the last 40 years, together with Saul Bellow, J. M. Coetzee and Philip Roth. Husband and Wife is included in the French Fnac list of the "200 Best Books of the Decade."
Shalev has been awarded the Book Publishers Association`s Gold and Platinum Prizes, the Corine Prize (Germany, 2001), the Amphi Award (France, 2003), the ACUM Prize three times (1997, 2003, 2005), and the French Wizo Prize (2007). Husband and Wife was also nominated for the Femina Prize (France, 2002). A feature film of Love Life, produced in Germany, is now on general release.

Books Published in Hebrew

An Easy Target for Snipers (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1989 [Matara Nohah]

Dancing, Standing Still (novel), Keter, 1993 [Rakadeti Amadeti]

Love Life (novel), Keter, 1997 [Hayei Ahavah]

Husband and Wife (novel), Keshet, 2000 [Ba`al Ve Isha]

Late Family (novel), Keshet, 2005 [Tera]

Children

Mama`s Best Boy, Keshet 2000 (Yeled Shel Ima)

Books in Translation

Love Life
Czech: Prague, Eroica, 2003
French: Paris, Gallimard, 2000; in paperback: Paris, Gallimard/Folio, 2005
Italian: Milan, Frassinelli, 2000; Mondolibri, 2001
Dutch: Amsterdam, Vassallucci, 1999; in paperback: 2000
German: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, 2000; in paperback: 2001; Berlin, Berliner Taschenbuch, 2003; book club edition: Berlin, RM Buch & Medien, 2001; in paperback: 2006; Hamburg, SPIEGEL, 2007
English: New York, Grove/Atlantic, 2000; Edinburgh, Canongate, 2001
Greek: Athens, Patakis, 2001
Spanish: Barcelona, Galaxia Gutenberg, 2001; 2004
Norwegian: Oslo, Aschehoug, 2002
Portuguese: Lisbon, Presenca, 2001
Portuguese (Brazil): Rio de Janeiro, Imago, 2002
Chinese: Taipei, Wisdom & Knowledge, 2004; Beijing, People`s Literature Publishing House, 2006
Turkish: Istanbul, Dogan, 2001
Polish: Warsaw, WAB, 2003, 2004; 2008
Slovenian: Krize, Ucila, 2003
Japanese: Tokyo, Fuso, 2004
Malayalam: Kottayam, DC Books, 2006
Croatian: Zapresic, Fraktura, 2007
Korean: Seoul, Prunsoop, forthcoming
Hungarian: Budapest, Ulpius-Haz, forthcoming
Danish: Copenhagen, Tiderene Skifter, forthcoming
Russian: Moscow, Mir Knigi, forthcoming
Vietnamese: Hanoi, Bach Viet, forthcoming
Romanian: Bucharest, Humanitas, 2009
Macedonian: Skopje, TRI Pub., forthcoming

Husband and Wife
German: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, 2001; in paperback: 2002
French: Paris, Gallimard, 2001; in paperback: Paris, Gallimard/ Folio, 2004
Italian: Milan, Frassinelli, 2001
English: New York, Grove, 2002; in paperback: 2004; Edinburgh, Canongate, 2002; in paperback: 2005
Dutch: Amsterdam, Cossee, 2002
Turkish: Istanbul, Dogan Kitapcilik, 2003; 2009
Korean: Seoul, Prunsoop, 2002
Spanish: Barcelona, Galaxia Gutenberg, 2002; 2004
Norwegian: Oslo, Aschehoug, 2005
Polish: Warsaw, WAB, 2004; 2008
Slovenian: Krize, Ucila, 2004
Greek: Athens, Patakis, 2005
Danish: Copenhagen, Tiderene Skifter, forthcoming
Vietnamese: Hanoi, Bach Viet, forthcoming
Romanian: Bucharest, Polirom, 2008
Russian: Moscow, Mir Knigi, forthcoming
Portuguese: Rio de Janeiro, Imago, forthcoming
Croatian: Zapresic, Fraktura, forthcoming

Dancing, Standing Still
Russian: Moscow, Gesharim/Mosti Kulturi, 2000

Mama`s Best Boy
German: Berlin, Beltz & Gelberg, 2006
Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 2004
French: Paris, L`ecole des loisirs, 2009

Late Family
German: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, 2005; audio, 2005; book club edition: Berlin, RM Buch & Medien, 2006; Berlin, Berliner Taschenbuch, 2007; special edition: Vienna, Ueberreuter, 2007
Dutch: Amsterdam, Cossee, 2006
French: Paris, Gallimard, 2007; in paperback: 2008
Italian: Milan, Frassinelli, 2007
Spanish: Barcelona, Circulo de Lectura, forthcoming
Polish: Warsaw, WAB, 2008; in paperback: 2008
Turkish: Istanbul, Dogan, 2008
Vietnamese: Hanoi, Bach Viet, forthcoming
Greek: Athens, Patakis, forthcoming
Croatian: Zapresic, Fraktura, forthcoming
English: New York/London, Toby Press, forthcoming
Romanian: Polirom, fromcoming

Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
Mama`s Best Boy (children)

Last updated: 4.1.2010