Benny Ziffer

Benny Ziffer was born in Tel Aviv in 1953, and now lives in Ra`anana. He studied French literature and political science. He has translated many works of French literature into Hebrew. At present, he is the editor of the prestigious Haaretz literary supplement. Ziffer has published a book of poetry and two novels.


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Books Published in Hebrew
A Bird Nests at Home (poetry), Martef, 1978 [Tsipor Mekanenet Ba-bait]
La Marche Turque (novel), Am Oved, 1995 [Marsh Turki]
Ziffer and His Kind (novel), Am Oved, 1999 [Tziffer U-Bnei Mino]

Books in Translation
La Marche Turque
Turkish: Istanbul, Belge Ulusla, forthcoming

Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
La Marche Turque

Last updated: 4.1.2010


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