Avital Inbar (; born September 29, 1944) is an Israeli author, translator, journalist, and restaurant critic.

Biography

Avital Inbar was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

, Israel. His parents, Mordechai Burstein, a native of the

Kiev Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

region and Rachel Shilensky, born in

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, Lithuania, were intellectuals and polyglots. They spent much of their lives in France and were imbued in its culture. From the age of 13 to 26 he lived in France, including two years in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

, where he learned

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

, and two years in what was at the time

French Algeria French Algeria ( until 1839, then afterwards; unofficially ; ), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of History of Algeria, Algerian history when the country was a colony and later an integral part of France. French rule lasted until ...

, which was in the midst of a war of independence. These intense, unmediated impressions still affect his perspective of the Jewish-Palestinian conflict and internal Israeli divisions. In

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, he graduated high school at the

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Gymnasium, where he studied philosophy from the famous

Emmanuel Levinas Emmanuel Levinas (born Emanuelis Levinas ; ; 12 January 1906 – 25 December 1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work within Jewish philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology, focusing on the rel ...

. He then earned his degree at the Paris Institute of Political Sciences. On his return to Israel in 1970, he served as a foreign correspondent for French media, among others, for the daily

Combat Combat (French language, French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent Conflict (process), conflict between multiple combatants with the intent to harm the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (Hand-to-hand combat, not usin ...

, founded by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the s ...

. Since 1976, Inbar has focused on literary translation and he translated into Hebrew several major works of French literature, as well as some English titles. He traveled frequently to Paris to meet with publishers and writers and to choose titles for translation for Israeli publishers. He became friends with leading French figures, such as

Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) ea ...

and

Yves Montand Ivo Livi (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand (), was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a ...

. Altogether, Inbar has translated some 120 titles. In 1995, together with the French-Israeli businessman

Jean Frydman Jean Frydman (26 June 1925 – 14 March 2021) was a Jewish member of the French Resistance during World War II and businessman. He received the ''Légion d'honneur'' in 2016 for his wartime efforts. Resistance During World War II, at the age of ...

, he founded the Yonatan Guides Ltd, which received a franchise from the French restaurant and hotel guide

Gault Millau Gault et Millau () is a French restaurant guide. It was founded by two restaurant critics, Henri Gault and Christian Millau in 1965. Points system Gault Millau rates restaurants on a scale of 1 to 20, with 20 being the highest. Restaurants given ...

to produce a similar guide in Israel. Since 1997, Inbar wrote nine experiential, hedonistic, travel books dedicated to France and its regions. He also wrote ''Parisian Pictures'', devoted mainly to his encounters with writers and artists in France and the complex relations between France, Israel and the Jews. Since 2018 he has been focusing on

Japanese Cuisine Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan (Japanese language, Japanese: ) is based on rice with m ...

and in 2019 published ''Gourmand in Tokyo'', dedicated to Japanese gastronomy.

Awards

For his literary work and the dissemination of French culture in Israel, he received two decorations from the French government ‒ officer in the

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant ...

and officer in the

Ordre des Palmes académiques A suite, in Western classical music, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes; and grew in scope so that by the early 17th century it comprised up to ...

. In July 2019, Inbar was conferred French citizenship, for his contribution to the influence of France and the prosperity of international economic relations. French Citizenship award

Published work

Books published in Hebrew

* ''

Guide'', Israel restaurant guides 1996–2003, Yonatan Guides Publisher, Tel Aviv * ''The Pleasures of France'', A. Nir & Modan Publishers, Tel Aviv, 1997, 410 pages * ''The Pleasures of Provence'', A. Nir & Avital Inbar, Tel Aviv, 2000, 448 pages * ''The Pleasures of Paris'', Babel, Tel Aviv, 2003, Keter, Jerusalem, 2005, 435 pages * ''The Pleasures of South-Western France'', Keter, Jerusalem, 2005, 316 pages * ''The Pleasures of Bordeaux Wines'', Keter, Jerusalem, 2005, 244 pages * ''Goose à la mode of Ashkenaze'', recollections of Alsace, 2011, 192 pages * ''Parisian Images'', digital, Mendele electronic books ltd, 2015 * ''Alsace – Wine, Food, Culture and Jewish Heritage'', Shteinhart-Sharav, 2015. 208 pages
''The 50 Pleasures of Provence''
Shteinhart-Sharav, 2017, 256 pages * ''The 50 Pleasures of Provence'', digital, Mendele electronic books Ltd, 2017
''A Gourmand in Tokyo''''A Dining Guide''
digital, Mendele electronic books Ltd, 2019. Avital Inbar's work has been an inspiration to the book ''50 Michelin Stars'' by Tzalak, published in Israel in 2017. The author interviewed Inbar and used insights and relative information given by him, based on his vast experience in the French culinary scene.

Translations

Jacques Massu Jacques Émile Massu (; 5 May 1908 – 26 October 2002) was a French general who fought in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Algerian War and the Suez Crisis. He led French troops in the Battle of Algiers, first supporting and later ...

(1975), ''La vraie bataille d'Alger''. *

Romain Gary Romain Gary (; 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew () and also known by the pen name Émile Ajar, was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice (once under a ps ...

/Emile Ajar (1977), ''La Vie devant soi''

Am Oved Am Oved ("A Working People") is an Israeli publishing house. History Am Oved was founded in 1942 by Berl Katznelson, who was its first editor in chief. It was created as an organ of the Histadrut, Israel's federation of Labor, with a goal of publ ...

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...

(1978), ''Les Misérables'',

Keter Keter or Kether (; ) is the first of the ten sefirot in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, symbolizing the divine will and the initial impulse towards creation from the '' Ein Sof'', or infinite source. It represents pure consciousness and transce ...

. * Albert Cohen (1978), ''Solal Am Oved''. *

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau ( , ; ; 5 July 1889 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th-c ...

(1979), '' Les Enfants terribles'' (''The Holy Terrors''), Zmora-Betan-Modan. *

Patrick Modiano Jean Patrick Modiano (; born 30 July 1945), generally known as Patrick Modiano, is a French novelist and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is a noted writer of autofiction, the blend of autobiography and historical fiction. I ...

(1979), ''La rue des boutiques obscures'' (''Missing Person''), Am Oved. *

Boris Vian Boris Vian (; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of th ...

(1979), ''L'Arrache-Cœur'' (''Heartsnatcher''), Sifriat Poalim. * Boris Vian as Vernon Sullivan (1979), ''J'irais cracher sur vos tombes'' (''I Shall Spit on Your Graves''), Sifriat Poalim *

Henri-Pierre Roché Henri-Pierre Roché (28 May 1879 – 9 April 1959) was a French author who was involved with the artistic avant-garde in Paris and the Dada movement. Late in life, Roché published two novels. The first was ''Jules et Jim'' (1953), a semi-autobio ...

(1980), ''Jules et Jim'', Keter. * Romain Gary/ Emile Ajar (1980), ''Les Angoisses du roi Salomon'' (''King Salomon''), Am Oved. *

René Goscinny René Goscinny (; ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the ''Asterix, Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Born in France to a Jewish family from Poland, he spent his chil ...

and

Albert Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo (), was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the '' Astérix'' series in collaboration wit ...

(1980), ''Asterix le Gaulois'' (''

Asterix the Gaul ''Asterix the Gaul'' () is a French comic story, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. First published by Dargaud as a serial for ''Pilote'' magazine in October 1959, it was later released as a comic album in 1961. The stor ...

'') (and a few other titles), Dalia Peled. *

André Gide André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French writer and author whose writings spanned a wide variety of styles and topics. He was awarded the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from his begi ...

(1980), ''L'Immoraliste'' (''

The Immoralist ''The Immoralist'' () is a novel by André Gide, published in France in 1902. Plot ''The Immoralist'' is a recollection of events that Michel narrates to his three visiting friends. One of those friends solicits job search assistance for Miche ...

''), Massadah. *

Denis Diderot Denis Diderot (; ; 5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during th ...

(1980), ''Jacques le Fataliste et son Maître'' (''

Jacques the Fatalist ''Jacques the Fatalist and his Master'' () is a novel by Denis Diderot, written during the period 1765–1780. The first French edition was published posthumously in 1796, but it was known earlier in Germany, thanks to Schiller's partial translat ...

'' and his master), Sifriat Poalim, +
revised digital (2017) Mendele electronic books Ltd.
*

Simone Signoret Simone Signoret (; born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French actress. She received various accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, a César Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and ...

(1980), ''La Nostalgie n'est plus ce qu'elle était'' (''Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be''), Am Oved. *

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

(1981), ''Les enfants du capitaine Grant'' (''The Children of Captain Grant''), Sifriat Poalim. *

Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (; 6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (, 1909), which has been made int ...

(1981), ''Le mystère de la chamber jaune'' (''Mystery of the Yellow Room''), Sifriat Poalim. * Patrick Modiano (1981), ''Une Jeunesse'' (Young Once), Zmora-Betan. * Boris Vian (1981), ''L'herbe rouge'' ('' The Red Grass''), Sifriat Poalim. * André Gide (1982), ''La symphonie pastorale'', Keter. *

André Neher André Neher (22 October 1914 – 23 October 1988) was a French Jewish scholar and philosopher. Biography Neher was born in Obernai, Bas-Rhin. He was a student at the Collège Freppel in Obernai, then at the Lycée Fustel de Coulange in Strasbourg ...

(1982), David Gans
''Jewish Thought and the Scientific Revolution of the 16th Century''
, Ruben Mass. *

Sébastien Japrisot Sébastien Japrisot (; 4 July 1931 – 4 March 2003) was a French author, screenwriter and film director. His pseudonym was an anagram of Jean-Baptiste Rossi, his real name. Renowned for subverting the rules of the crime genre, Japrisot broke do ...

(1982), ''L'été meurtrier'' (''One Deadly Summer''), Maariv. *

Henri Troyat Henri Troyat (born Lev Aslanovich Tarasov; – 2 March 2007) was a Russian-French writer, biographer, historian, and novelist. Early life Lev Aslanovich Tarasov (, ''Lev Aslanovich Tarasov'') was born in Moscow to parents of Armenian heritage. ...

(1982), ''Gorki'', Massadah. * Romain Gary (1983), ''Vie et mort d'Emile Ajar'' (''Life and Death of Emile Ajar''), Am Oved. * Romain Gary (1983), ''Les Cerfs-Volants'' (''The Kites''), Am Oved. *

Blaise Cendrars Frédéric-Louis Sauser (1 September 1887 – 21 January 1961), better known as Blaise Cendrars (), was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was a writer of considerable influence in the European ...

(1983), ''La main coupée'' (''The Severed Hand''), Misrad Habitahon. * Sebastien Japrisot (1983), ''La dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil'' (''The Lady in the Car with glasses and a gun''),

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 ...

. * Albert Cohen (1983), ''Mangeclous'', Sifriat Poalim. * Albert Cohen (1983), ''Les Valeureux'', Zmora-Betan-Modan. * André Gide (1984), ''Les Caves du Vatican'' (''Lafcadio'a adventures''), Am Oved. *

Guy de Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story, as well as a representative of the naturalist school, depicting human lives, destinies and s ...

(1984), ''

Bel-Ami ''Bel-Ami'' (, "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled ''Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel'' first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist ...

'' (''Bel Ami, or The History of a Scoundrel''), Maariv. * Guy de Maupassant (1984), ''

Boule de Suif "Boule de Suif" (), translated variously as "Dumpling", "Butterball", "Ball of Fat", "Ball of Lard", or "Small Ball", is a short story by the late-19th-century French writer Guy de Maupassant, first published on 15/16 April 1880. It is arguabl ...

'' (''Butterball''), Tarmil. *

Albert Simonin Albert Simonin (1905–1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a florist. Albert was orphaned by the age of 16.''Paris Match'' No.3134 11–17 June 200 ...

(1984), ''

Touchez pas au Grisbi ''Touchez pas au grisbi'' (, French for "Don't touch the loot"), released as ''Honour Among Thieves'' in the United Kingdom and ''Grisbi'' in the United States, is a 1954 French-Italian crime film starring Jean Gabin. Based on a novel by Alber ...

'' (''Hands Off the Loot'' – movie title), Zmora-Betan-Modan *

Christiane Rochefort Christiane Rochefort (17 July 1917 – 24 April 1998) was a French feminism, feminist writer. She was born into a left-wing working class Parisian family; her father joined the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. Rochefort worke ...

(1984), ''Les stances à Sophie'', Maariv. * Jules Verne (1984), ''Voyage au centre de la Terre'' (''

Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel written by French novelist Jules Ve ...

''), Maariv. * André Neher, Renée Neher (1985), ''Histoire biblique du people d’Israel'' (''Biblical History of the People of Israel'') (partial translation), Ruben Mass/ * Jules Verne (1985), ''Le tour du monde en 80 jours'' (''

Around the World in Eighty Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' () is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate ...

''), Maariv - A new translation (2008), Kinneret-Zmora. * Elisabeth Badinter (1985), ''L'amour en plus'' (''Mother Love, Myth and Reality''), Maariv. * Jules Verne (1985), ''

Cinq semaines en ballon ''Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa'' () is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863. It is the first novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing ...

'' (''A Voyage in a Balloo''n), Maariv. * Christiane Rochefort (1985), ''Le repos du guerrier'' (''Love on a Pillow''), Maariv. * Romain Gary (1985), '' Clair de femme'', Maariv. *

Roland Dorgelès Roland Dorgelès (; 15 June 1885 – 18 March 1973) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Goncourt. Born in Amiens, Somme, under the name Roland Lecavelé (he adopted the pen name Dorgelès to commemorate visits to the spa town of ...

(1985), ''Les Croix de bois'' (''Wooden Crosses''), Maariv. * Patrick Modiano (1985), ''Villa triste'' Zmora-Betan-Modan. * Patrick Modiano (1986), ''Dimanches d'Août'' (''Sundays in August''), Massadah. * Romain Gary (1986), ''Education européenne'' (''A European Education''), Maariv. *

(1986), '' L'Amant'' (''The Lover''), Maariv. *

Voltaire François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his ''Pen name, nom de plume'' Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment writer, philosopher (''philosophe''), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit ...

(1987), ''

Candide ( , ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled ''Candide: or, All for the Best'' (1759); ''Candide: or, The ...

, ou l'optimisme'' (''Candide, or Optimism'') + ''Zadig, ou la destinée'' (''Zadig, or Destiny''), Massadah. * Victor Hugo (1987), '' Bug Jargal'', Maariv. *

Simone Schwarz-Bart Simone Schwarz-Bart (born Simone Brumant, 1938) is a French novelist and playwright of Guadeloupean origin. She is a recipient of the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle. Life Simone Brumant was born in 1938 at Saintes in the Charente-Maritime depa ...

(1987), ''Ti-Jean l'Horizon'' (''Between Two Worlds''), Shocken. *

Raymond Queneau Raymond Auguste Queneau (; ; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo (), notable for his wit and cynical humour. Biography Queneau, the only child of Auguste Que ...

(1987), ''Le Dimanche de la vie'' (''The Sunday of Life''), Am Oved. * Jules Verne (1987), ''Michael Strogoff'', Maariv. *

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (, also ; ; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the . Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France's ...

(1987), ''Jean de Florette & Manon des Sources'' (''Manon of the Springs''), Massadah. * Marguerite Duras (1987), ''

La Douleur ''La Douleur'' (''War: A Memoir'') is a collection of six texts by Marguerite Duras published in 1985. Two texts are invented: ''L'ortie brisée'' and ''Aurélia Paris''. The remaining four texts are based on lived experience. In ''La Douleur'', ...

'' (''The War''), Maariv. *

Françoise Dolto Françoise Dolto (; November 6, 1908 – August 25, 1988) was a French pediatrician and psychoanalyst. Biography Françoise Dolto was born as Françoise Marette, into an affluent, devoutly Catholic, royalist and Maurrassian family in Paris. He ...

(1987), ''Lorsque l'enfait parait'', Maariv (with Aya Inbar). * Andre Malraux (1988), '' Les conquérants'' (''The Conquerors''), Massadah. * Romain Gary (1988), ''Chien Blanc'' (''White Dog''), Maariv. * Romain Gary (1988), ''Lady L Maariv''. *

Marguerite Yourcenar Marguerite Yourcenar (, ; ; born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour; 8 June 190317 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist who became a US citizen in 1947. Winner of the Prix Femina and ...

(1988), ''L'œuvre au Noir'' (''

The Abyss ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...

''), Zmora-Betan-Modan. *

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

(1988), ''

Les Trois Mousquetaires (The Three Musketeers) is a 1921 French silent adventure film serial directed by Henri Diamant-Berger based on the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. Plot summary Cast * Aimé Simon-Girard ... d'Artagnan * Henri Rollan ... Athos ...

'' (''The Three Musketeers''), Zmora-Betan-Modan. *

Jean-Jacques Sempé Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as Sempé (; 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2022), was a French cartoonist. He is known for the series of children's books he created with René Goscinny, ''Le Petit Nicolas'', and also for his poster-like illust ...

, René Goscinny (1988), ''

Le petit Nicolas ''Le Petit Nicolas'' (''Little Nicholas'') is a series of French children's books created by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé; its first installment was originally published on 29 March 1959. The books depict an idealized ...

'' (''Young Nicolas''). * Marguerite Duras (1988), ''

Hiroshima mon amour (, lit. , ) is a 1959 romantic drama film directed by French director Alain Resnais and written by French author Marguerite Duras. Resnais' first feature-length work, it was a co-production between France and Japan, and documents a series o ...

'' (''Hiroshima my love''), Kibbutz Meuhad. * Marguerite Duras (1988), '' Yeux bleus, Cheveux noirs'' (''Blue Eyes, Black Hair''), Maariv. * Henri Troyat (1989), ''Chekhov'', Am Oved. * Pierre Benoit (1989), ''L'Atlantide'' (''Atlantida''), Kibutz Meuhad. * Jules Verne (1990), '' Vingt mille lieues sous les mers'' (''Twenty Thousands Leagues Under the Sea'') Maariv. *

Philippe Djian Philippe Djian (; born 3 June 1949) is a popular French author of Armenian descent. He won the 2012 Prix Interallié for the novel ''"Oh..." (Elle'' for the English translation). Life and career Djian graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Jo ...

(1991), ''37.2 le matin'' (''Betty Blue''), Maariv. *

Tierno Monénembo Thierno Saïdou Diallo, usually known as Tierno Monénembo (born 1947 in Porédaka), is a Francophone Guinean novelist and biochemist. Born in Guinea, he later lived in Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, and finally France since 1973. He has written eigh ...

(2005), ''L'ainé des orphelins'' (''The Oldest Orphan''), Maariv. *

Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most prolific and successful authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 ...

(2007), ''Le pendu de Saint-Pholien'' ('' The Crime of Inspector Maigret'') and ''Un Noël de Maigret'' (Maigret's Christmas), Kibutz meuhad. *

Maryse Condé Maryse Condé (née Marise Liliane Appoline Boucolon; 11 February 1934 – 2 April 2024) was a French novelist, critic, and playwright from the French Overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. She was also an academic, whose teaching car ...

(2008), ''Moi, Tituba, sorcière Noire'' ('' I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem''), Nahar. * Guy de Maupassant (2009), ''Les Dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris'' (''Sundays of a Bourgeois''), Nahar. *

Raymond Radiguet Raymond Radiguet (; 18 June 1903 – 12 December 1923) was a French novelist and poet whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes, and unique style and tone. Early life Radiguet was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Saint-Maur, Val-de-M ...

(2010), ''Le diable au corps'' (''The Devil in the Flesh''), Nahar. *

Pierre Loti Pierre Loti (; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud ; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.This article is derived largely from the ''Encyclopædia Britannica Ele ...

(2010), ''Les Trois Dames de la Kasbah'', Nahar. *

Jean Giono Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France. First period Jean Giono was born to a family of modest means, his father a cobbler of Piedmontese descent a ...

(2010), ''Colinne'' (''Hill of Destiny''), Even Hoshen. * Jean-Frederic Schaub (2011), ''Les Juifs du Roi d'Espagne - Oran 1509–1669'', Tel Aviv University Publishing. *

Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène (; 1 January 1923 or 8 January 1923 – 9 June 2007), was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The ''Los Angeles Times'' considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "father o ...

(2012), ''Les bouts de bois de Dieu'' (''

God's Bits of Wood ''God's Bits of Wood'' is a 1960 novel by Senegalese author Ousmane Sembène. It is a fictional treatment based on an historic railroad strike in colonial Senegal of the 1940s. It was written and published in French language, French under the titl ...

''), Ahuzat Bayit.

From English

H. G. Wells Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, hist ...

(1979), ''

The War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US in 1897. The full novel was ...

'', Keter. *

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a re ...

(1983), ''

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'', Maariv.

Reviews

* Benny Zipper, on "Les Croix de bois", ''Haaretz'', September 6, 1985. * Yoram Bronowski, "The Wonder Child of the Enlightenment", ''Haaretz'', November 23, 1980. * Kriel Gardosh (Dosh), "The Gauls Are Coming", ''Maariv'', March 7, 1980. * Hedda Bushes, "Pictures of Despair", "Reading Glasses", ''Haaretz'', May 6, 1986. * Mordechai Avishai, "Women, Finance, Politics", ''Maariv'', December 21, 1984 * Shlomo Papirblatt, "The Lover, My Body, My Head", ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', 1986. * Michael Handelszalz, "Under the French Flag", ''Haaretz'', July 28, 1987. * Haim Pesach, "My Beloved Indo-China", at Camp, June 11, 1986. * Yaron London, "The Price of Sin", December 7, 1982. * Giselle Spiro, "A Village in Mid-Paris", ''Haaretz'' Books, 1987. * Tamar Golan, "The Pain of the Other - Tolerable", ''Haaretz'' Books, June 15, 2006. * Lena Shiloni, "How to Succeed in the Press", ''Haaretz'', May 29, 2008. * Oded Sverdlik, "A Tragic Meeting of Two Worlds", 1986. * Boaz Applebaum, "a memory thing". * Meir Schnitzer, "Blooming with a Head". * Shlomo Papirblat, "Jewish Words in French", ''Yedioth Ahronoth''. * Mordechai Avishai, "Jewish Heroes between Realia and Grotesque"'', Maariv'', 1983. * Dina Pladot, "Everything is written in the dictionary", Maariv. * Amira Segev, "A translator with royalties", ''Hasashoth'', June 8, 1988. * Hannah Kim, "The French Connection - Five Israeli Creators Received the Order of Arts and Literature This Week", ''Culture and Literature'', Yedioth Ahronoth. * Dalia Karpel, "No to Marcel Proust", ''Hair'', December 13, 1985. * Ehud Ben Ezer, "The translator is the t Sucker of the Hebrew Book Industry - Conversation with Avital Inbar", ''Globes'', February 10, 1989.

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Articles by Avital Inbar, in Masa Aher, an Israeli travel magazine.
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