Leah Ayalon

Leah Ayalon was born in Jerusalem, where she lives today. She studied comparative literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and works at the National Library. Best known for her poetry, Ayalon published her first collection of short stories in 1991. Since then, she has published two novels, a novella and one more collection of stories. Ayalon has received several literary awards, including the Jerusalem Prize.

Books Published in Hebrew

Poetry

Under Water (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/ Siman Kriah, 1983 [Mi-Tahat La-Maim]

This is Paradise (poetry), Sifriat Poalim, 1984 [Zehu Gan Eden]

Comes the Moon, Comes the Night (poetry), Keter, 1987 [U-Va Ha- Yareah U- Va Ha- Laila]]

Daniel Daniel (poetry), Keter, 1988 [Daniel, Daniel]

Kamelot (poetry), Even Hoshen, 1995 [Kamelot]

A Nest of Eggs (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1998 [Ken Beitzim]

Lynch (poetry), Hakkibutz Hameuchad, 2000 [Lynch]

Jewish Women and Jewish Men (poetry), Even Hoshen, 2001 [Yehudiot Vi-Yehudim]

Make Him Known on the Outside (poetry), Hakkibutz Hameuchad, 2002 [Machrezet Alav Mi-Bachutz]

Perhaps (poetry),Even Hoshen, 2004 [Shema]

Remember the Neme Even Hoshen, 2007 [Zichru Et Ha- Shem]

Fiction

Something Existential (stories), Keter, 1992 [Mashehu Kiumi]

The Immorals (novel), Keter, 1996 [Ha-Bilty Musariim]

Marshmellow Law (novella), Even Hoshen, 2001 [Chok Ha-Marshmellow]

Game Theory (stories), Yedioth Ahronoth, 2002 [Torat Ha-Mischakim]

My God, and I Will Praise Him (novella), Carmel, 2004 [Eli Ve-Anvehu]

Books in Translation

Individual poems have been published in: Chinese, Czech, English, Estonian, French, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

Last updated: 10.11.2009