A. B. Yehoshua
Abraham B. Yehoshua (Hebrew: א.ב. יהושע, December 19, 1936 – June 14, 2022) was an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. The New York Times called him the "Israeli Faulkner".[1] Yehoshua was the author of eleven novels, three books of short stories, four plays, and four collections of essays, including Ahizat Moledet (Homeland Lesson, 2008).[2]
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| Born | Avraham B. Yehoshua December 19, 1936 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine | ||||||||
| Died | June 14, 2022 (aged 85) Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||||||
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist, short story writer, playwright | ||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA, 1961) Teachers College (1962) Sorbonne (MA, French Literature) | ||||||||
| Literary movement | Israeli "New Wave" | ||||||||
| Notable works | Mr. Mani (1990); The Lover (1977); "Facing the Forest" | ||||||||
| Notable awards | Akum Prize 1961 National Jewish Book Award 1990, 1993 Israel Prize for Literature 1995 Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2006 A Woman in Jerusalem | ||||||||
| Spouse | Dr. Rivka Kirsninski (m. 1960) | ||||||||
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Yehoshua died on June 14, 2022 at a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel from cancer at the age of 85.[3]
A. B. Yehoshua Media
Yehoshua with his wife, Rivka, in Paris (1990s)
Mr. Mani manuscript, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem
References
Other websites
- Abraham B. Yehoshua Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature Bio and list of works
- Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs short bio + links to books
- The Jewish Agency for Israel Short bio
- Zeek Magazine Archived 2020-05-30 at the Wayback Machine Shoshana Olidort's review of A.B. Yehoshua's Friendly Fire (2009)
- Appearances on C-SPAN