Meir Shalev
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Meir Shalev (born 1948 in Nahalal, Israel) is an Israeli writer. He is the son of the Jerusalem poet Yitzchak Shalev.
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[edit] Life
He began his career by presenting ironic features on television and radio. He also moderated the program Erev Shabbat ("Friday night") on Israel channel one.
In 1988 his first novel was published, The Blue Mountain (Hebrew title Roman Russi). He has written non-fiction and children's books, as well.
For many years Meir Shalev has been writing a weekly column in the weekend edition of the newspaper Yediot Ahronot. In his column, Shalev comments satirically on government policy and laments the situation of the Israeli people.
[edit] Selected books
[edit] Novels
- The Blue Mountain
- Esau
- As a Few Days
- His House in the Desert
- Fontanelle
- A Pigeon and A Boy
[edit] Non-fiction
- Mainly About Love
- Bible Now, a book containing interpretations of Hebrew Bible stories from his personal point of view, which first appeared in the newspaper Haaretz.
[edit] Children's books
- Nehama the Louse
- My Father Always Embarrasses Me
- How the Neanderthal Inadvertently Invented Kebab
- The Tractor in the Sandbox
- Michael and the Monster of Jerusalem
- Zohar's Dimples
[edit] References
- מאיר שלו (Meir Shalev) in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved February 14, 2005.
- Meir Shalev, capsule biography and bibliography at Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature. Retrieved February 14, 2005.
- Meir Shalev's Lectures official site
