Yossi Avni-Levy

Yossi Avni-Levy was born in Israel in 1962 and served as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces for several years. He then studied Middle Eastern history and law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Avni-Levy has published two books of short stories and novellas, and two novels. A Man Without Shadow is now being made into a feature film. He has received the Prime Minister`s Prize (2007).

photo © Adam Kozak

Books Published in Hebrew
The Garden of Dead Trees (stories), Zmora Bitan, 1995 [Gan Ha-Etzim Ha-Metim]
Four Sons (novellas), Zmora Bitan, 1998 [Keneged Arba`a Banim]
Auntie Farhuma Wasn`t a Whore After All, Am Oved, 2002; [Doda Farhuma Lo Haita Zona]
A Man without Shadow (novel), Zmora-Bitan, 2007 [Ish Lelo Tzel]

Books in Translation
The Garden of Dead Trees
German: Frankfurt/Hamburg, Suhrkamp/Mannerschwarm, 2000; in paperback: Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, 2002; Mannerschwarm, 2006


Auntie Farhuma Wasn`t a Whore After All
Polish: Warsaw, SIC, 2007


Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
Four Sons (partial)
The Garden of Dead Trees (partial)
Auntie Farhuma Wasn`t a Whore After All (partial)



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