Edeet Ravel
Edeet Ravel is an Israeli-Canadian novelist born in Israel and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She currently lives in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Background
Edeet Ravel is a Canadian-Israeli writer who was born in 1955 in Sasa, an Israeli kibbutz near the Lebanese border. Her family relocated to Montreal when she was seven. At age 18 she returned to Israel to attend Hebrew University where she received a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature. She returned to Montreal to complete an M.A. and Ph.D in Jewish Studies at McGill University and a Masters in Creative Writing at Concordia University. She subsequently taught at McGill, Concordia and John Abbott College. She currently lives in Guelph, Ontario.
Bibliography
- 1995 Lovers: A Midrash
- 2003 Ten Thousand Lovers
- 2004 Look for Me
- 2005 A Wall of Light
- 2007 The Thrilling Life of Pauline de Lammermoor
- 2007 The Mysterious Adventures of Pauline Bovary
- 2007 The Secret Journey of Pauline Siddhartha
- 2008 The Saver
- 2008 Your Sad Eyes and Unforgettable Mouth
- 2011 Held
- 2011 The Last Rain
Awards
- Norma Epstein National Fiction Award 1991 (Lovers A Midrash)
- 2003 for Governor General's Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
- Koret Jewish Book Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
- Quebec Writers Federation Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
- 2004 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction (Look For Me)
- 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalist (A Wall of Light)
- 2005 Canada & The Caribbean Commonwealth Writers' Prize Finalist (A Wall of Light)
- 2006 Canadian Jewish Book Award (A Wall of Light)
- J.I. Segal Award (A Wall of Light)
- Canadian Children's Bookclub Choice (Pauline Series, Held, The Saver)
External links
References
- Haaretz, Mar 14, 2003 "Torture in the Bedroom" by Yitzhak Laor
- Quill and Quire, April 2003 "The Thousand Lovers" by Mary Soderstorm
- Globe and Mail, Sept. 29, 2005
- Le Monde, Dec 16, 2005 "Amoureuse en Guerre" by Emilie Grangeray
- Globe and Mail, Mar 31, 2007 "A Child's Garden of Reading" by Susan Perren
- Canadian Literature, Autumn 2007 (194), "Beyond the Balagan" by Adrienne Kertzer
- Toronto Star, Oct. 7, 2007
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