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Grossman, David

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David Grossman (b. 1954, Jerusalem, Israel) studied philosophy and theater at the Hebrew University. He began a 25-year career at Israel Radio at the age of 10 as a correspondent for youth broadcasts. Grossman's prose is intricate, structurally complex and noted for its daring and innovative technique. Injustice as a human phenomenon is a central theme, hether it is a socio-political condition or psychological obsession. Internationally acclaimed as a superb author, David Grossman expresses the courage, pain and occasionally brutal truth of Israeli reality with a strength and honesty rarely equaled.

Books Published in Hebrew

  • Jogger (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1983 [Ratz]
  • Smile of the Lamb (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1983 [Hiuch Ha-Gedi]
  • See Under: Love (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1986 [Ayien Erech: Ahavah]
  • Yellow Wind (non-fiction), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 [Ha-Zeman Ha-Tzahov]
  • Riki's Playgroup (play), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1988 [Gan Riki]
  • The Book of Internal Grammar (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1991 [Sefer Ha-Dikduk Ha-Pnimi]
  • Sleeping on a Wire (non-fiction), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1992 [Nochahim Nifkadim]
  • The Zig-Zag Kid (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1994 [Yesh Yeladim Zig-Zag]
  • You Shall Be My Knife (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1998 [She-Tihi Li Ha-Sakin]

Children and Young Readers

  • Duel (youth), Massada, 1982 [Du-Krav]
  • A Brand New Brother, Am Oved, 1986 [Ah Hadash Legamri]
  • Itamar Walks on Walls , Am Oved, 1986 [Itamar Metayel Al Ha-Kirot]
  • Itamar and the Magic Black Hat, Am Oved, 1992 [Itamar Ve-Kova Ha-Ksamim Ha-Shahor]
  • The Itamar Letter , Am Oved, 1986 [Itamar Michtav]
  • Itamar Meets a Rabbit , Am Oved, 1988 [Itamar Pogesh Arnav]
  • Itamar the Dream Hunter , Am Oved, 1990 [Itamar Tzayad Halomot]
  • Uri's Special Language (children), Massada, 1990 [Ha-Safah Ha-Miuhedet Shel Uri]
  • Fozz's Book of Poems , Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1994 [Sefer Ha-Siim Shel Fozz]
  • Once Upon a Time You Were Two Monkeys , Am Oved, 1996 [Hayo Haytem Shnei Kofim ]
  • Someone to Run With, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2000 [Misheu Larutz Ito]

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