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Castel-Bloom, Orly

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Orly Castel-Bloom was born in 1960 in Tel Aviv, where she lives today. She studied Film at Tel Aviv University. Castel-Bloom began publishing in 1987. She is considered one of the most outstanding writers of the eighties generation, which brought about a significant change in Hebrew literature. Her writing provokes intense reactions and much controversy. She received the 1990 Tel Aviv Prize for Literature for Where I Am and her book, Dolly City, has been included in the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. In 1999, a leading Israeli newspaper noted Castel-Bloom as one of the 50 most influential woman in Israel.

Books Published in Hebrew

  • Not Far From the Center of Town (stories), Am Oved, 1987 [Lo Rahok Mi-Merkaz Ha-Ir]
  • Hostile Surroundings (stories), Zmora Bitan, 1989 [Svivah Oyenet]
  • Where Am I (novel). Zmora Bitan, 1990 [Heichan Ani Nimtzet]
  • Dolly City (novel), Zmora Bitan, 1992 [Dolly City]
  • Unbidden Stories (stories), Zmora Bitan, 1993 [Sipurim Bilti Retzuim]
  • The Mina Lisa (novel), Keter, 1995 [Ha-Mina Lisa]
  • Let's Behave Ourselves (children), Keter, 1997 [Shneinu Nitnaheg Yafeh]
  • Taking the Trend (novel), Keter, 1998 [Ha-Sefer Ha-Hadash Shel Orly Castel-Bloom]
  • Free Radicals (stories), Keter, 2000 [Radikalim Hofshiim]
  • Human Parts (novel), Kineret, 2002 [Chalakim Enoshiim]

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