Youval Shimoni

Youval Shimoni was born in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1955. He studied cinema at Tel Aviv University and first began publishing in 1990. Shimoni was awarded the Prime Minister`s Prize in 2005.


Books Published in Hebrew
The Flight of the Dove (novel), Am Oved, 1990 [Ma`of Ha-Yonah]
A Room (novel), Am Oved, 1999 [Heder]
Dust (essays), Am Oved, 2007 [El Ha-Afar]

Books in Translation
The Flight of the Dove
German: Frankfurt, Surkhamp/Judischer Verlag, 1994
French: Geneva, Metropolis, 2001

A Room
French: Geneva, Metropolis, 2004

The Drawer (from A Room)
French: Geneva, Metropolis, 2008

Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
A Room (excerpts)

Last updated: 4.1.2010


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