Eyal Megged
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Eyal Megged was born in New York in 1948, and grew up in Tel Aviv. He studied philosophy and art history at Tel Aviv University. A poet and novelist, Megged has served as editor of a weekly Voice of Israel radio program and has written regular columns for Israel`s leading newspapers on a wide range of subjects, including literature, culture and sports. At present he teaches creative writing. Megged has been awarded the Yedioth Ahronoth Prize for his short story, “Cup Final”, the Macmillan Prize (1993), the Prime Minister’s Prize twice (1990; 2005), the Publishers Association’s Gold Book Prize for five of his novels (1999; 2002; 2005; 2013) and the Publishers Association’s Platinum Book Prize for Early Grace (2001).
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