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Eshkol Nevo (; born 28 February 1971) is an Israeli writer who has published a collection of short stories, five novels and a work of non-fiction. One of his novels, ''Homesick'', was awarded the Book Publishers Association Gold Prize (2005) and the FFI-Raymond Wallier Prize at the ''Salon du Livre'' (Paris, 2008). In 2008, Eshkol was awarded membership in the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation (IcExcellence), one of the country's highest recognitions for excellence in the arts.


Life and career

Eshkol Nevo grew up in
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, and Detroit. He is the grandson of Israeli Prime Minister
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ( ;‎ 25 October 1895 – 26 February 1969), born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik (), was the prime minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. A founder of the Israeli Labor Party, he served in numerous seni ...
, for whom he was named. He studied copywriting at the Tirza Granot School and psychology at
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. He teaches creative writing and thinking at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design,
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, Sapir College and the
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. Nevo, together with Orit Gidali who is an author and poet, established Sadnaot Habait, which is a school for writers.


Works in Hebrew


Stories

*''Zimmer Be-Givatayyim'' (Bed & Breakfast), Zmora Bitan, 2001


Novels

*''Arbaa Batim ve-Gaagua'' (Homesick), Zmora Bitan, 2004 *''Mishala Achat Yamina'' (World Cup Wishes), Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir, (965-517-274-0), 2007 *''Neuland'', Zmora Bitan Publishing, 2011 *''Ha-Miqveh ha-Aharon be-Sibir'' (The Last Ritual Bathhouse in Siberia), Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir, 2013 *''Shalosh Qomot'' (Three Floors), Zmora Bitan, 2015 *''Ha-reayon ha-Acharon'' (The last interview), Zmora Bitan, 2018 *''Gever Nichnas Bapardes'' (Man enters the orchard), Zmora Bitan, 2021 *''Lev Raev'' (Hungry Heart), Zmora Bitan, 2023


For children

*''Aba shel Amaliya Nosea le-Australiya'' (Amalia's father travels to Australia), 2010 *''Machshava mamtina'' (Thought on hold), 2022


Nonfiction

*''Nifradnu Trach'' (The Breaking-Up Manual), Zmora Bitan, 2002


Works translated to English

*''Homesick'', Chatto and Windus, trade paperback, , paperback, , 20 May 2008, translated by Sondra Silverston *''World Cup Wishes'', Chatto and Windus, trade paperback, , 6 May 2010, translated by Sondra Silverston *''Neuland'', Chatto and Windus, trade paperback, , paperback, , 15 February 2014, translated by Sondra Silverston *''Three Floors Up'', Other Press LLC, 2017, translated by Sondra Silverston. ,


Works translated to German

*''Vier Häuser und eine Sehnsucht'' ("Homesick"), premium: Band 24564, paperback, , translated by Anne Birkenhauer *''Wir haben noch das ganze Leben'' ("World Cup Wishes"), paperback, , translated by Markus Lemke *''Die einsamen Liebenden'' ("The Last Ritual Bathhouse in Siberia"), , translated by Anne Birkenhauer *''Neuland'', , paperback, , translated by Anne Birkenhauer *''Über uns'' ("Three Floors Up"), , translated by Markus Lemke


Works translated to French

*''Quatre maisons et un exil'', Gallimard, , January 2008, translated by Raïa Del Vecchio *''Le cours du jeu est bouleversé'', Gallimard, , June 2010, translated by Jean-Luc Allouche *''Neuland'', Gallimard, , May 2014, translated by Jean-Luc Allouche


References


External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20080309154315/http://www.ithl.org.il/author_info.asp?id=401 * https://web.archive.org/web/20071206012306/http://www.ithl.org.il/book_info.asp?id=1012 * https://web.archive.org/web/20071206012833/http://www.ithl.org.il/book_info.asp?id=1151 * https://web.archive.org/web/20090106134453/http://www.ujia.org/jlec/goats-and-apples/1084/eshkol-nevo-homesick/ * http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3531987,00.html (Addicted to the Palestinians, article written by Eshkol Nevo) * http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA+events/Around+the+world/France%20Israel%20Foundation%20bestows%20prizes%20on%20Israeli%20author%20and%20scientists%2010-Mar-2008 (Writer Eshkol Nevo and two Technion scientists to receive France-Israel Foundation prizes) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nevo, Eshkol 1971 births Eshkol family Writers from Jerusalem Living people Israeli novelists Israeli male short story writers Israeli short story writers Tel Aviv University alumni