Chana Bat Shahar

Chana Bat Shahar (a nom de plume for an Orthodox woman), was born in Jerusalem in 1944. Bat-Shahar studied Hebrew literature and history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She began publishing in 1985 and now divides her time between writing and teaching. She has published five collections of short stories and novellas, and three novels. Bat Shahar has received the Prime Minister`s Prize (1994).


Books Published in Hebrew
Stories of the Owl (stories), Tcherikover, 1987 [Sipurei Ha-Kos]
Calling the Bats (stories), Keter, 1990 [Likroh La-Atalefim]
The Dancing Butterfly (stories), Keter, 1993 [Rikud Ha-Parpar]
Look, the Fishing Boats (three novellas), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/ Siman Kriah, 1997 [Sham Sirot Ha-Dayig]
Sweet Honey Birds (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1999 [Yonkey Ha-Devash Ha- Metukim]
The Girl From Lake Michigan (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/ Siman Kriah, 2002 [Ha-Naara Mi-Agam Mishigan]
White Nymph, Wild Satyr (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2005 [Nimfa Levana, Seira Meshugaat]
Shadows in the Mirror (novel), Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir, 2008 [Tzlalim Ba-Rei]

Books in Translation
Individual stories have been published in English and Spanish.

Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation
Selected stories

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