Aryeh Krishek (; born 29 September 1952) is an Israeli

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

and biographer also active in

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and

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...

. He is the author of ''Burial in Jerusalem'', ''In a Straight Line'' and ''No Casualties to our Forces''.

Biography

Aryeh Krishek was born in

Holon Holon (, ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the Gush Dan, Gush Dan metropolitan area. In , it had a population of , making it the List of cities in Israel, tenth most populous city in Isra ...

. He lives in

Katzrin Katzrin (; ) also Qatzrin, is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Golan Heights. Known as the "capital of the Golan", it is the second-largest locality there after Majdal Shams, and the largest Israeli settlement.Israel Cen ...

in the

Golan Heights The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...

. He was sentenced to five months of public service due to his role in the Nimrodi affair in 1994–2004 involving the rivalry between two Israeli newspapers ''

Yedioth Ahronoth (, ; lit. "Latest News") is an Israeli daily mass market newspaper published in Tel Aviv. Founded in 1939, is Israel's largest paid newspaper by sales and circulation and has been described as "undoubtedly the country's number-one paper."

'' and ''

Maariv ''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'', or ''Arbit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or at night. It consists primarily of the evening '' Shema'' and ''Amidah''. The service will often begin with two ...

.''

Literary career

Krishek was the co-founder and director, with composer Alexander Kagan, of the Israeli Chamber Opera. In 1975, he wrote the script for the political film ''The Honey Connection''. Krishek translated

Nathanael West Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: '' Miss Lonelyhearts'' (1933) and '' The Day of the Locust'' (1939), set ...

's classic novel ''The Day of the Locust'' and

Irwin Shaw Irwin Shaw (February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: '' The Young Lions'' (1 ...

's ''Nightwork'' into

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. In 2009, he published ''The Neverending Horse''. His biography ''The Wonderful World of Gabby Eshkar''was published in 2010. In early 2012, he published ''Take a Burning Match'', a novel on the possibility of a civil revolt in Israel. In 2014, his play "Falling live" was performed by Alex Ansky. In 2017 he published "Follow the Wind." In spring 2018 Krishek bought a house in

and moved to live in the

. At 2020 he married his companion (woman) Zipi Lavi, a member of kibbutz Bet-Zera.

Published works

*''No Casualties to Our Forces'' (2002) *''HaOr Shel Ogirah: Sipurim'' (1993) (in

) *''Peacemaker'' (1980) *''The Loyal'' (1976) *Take a burning match (2012) *Falling live (2016) *Temporary enemy (2018) *falling friend (2022)

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* 1952 births Living people English–Hebrew translators Israeli biographers Israeli novelists Israeli translators People from Holon {{Israel-writer-stub

Biography

Literary career

Published works

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