Zeruya Shalev facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Zeruya Shalev
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Zeruya Shalev during Leipzig Book Fair 2012
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צרויה שלו
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| Born | 13 May 1959 Kvutzat Kinneret, Israel |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Nationality | Israeli |
Zeruya Shalev (born May 13, 1959) is a famous Israeli author. She writes novels, poetry, and books for children. Her stories are very popular in Israel and around the world.
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About Zeruya Shalev
Zeruya Shalev was born on May 13, 1959. She grew up in a place called Kibbutz Kinneret. A kibbutz is a special community in Israel where people live and work together.
Zeruya Shalev studied the Bible at university. She earned a master's degree, which is a high-level university degree. Today, she works as a literary editor at Keshet Publishing House. This means she helps prepare books for publishing. She makes sure they are ready for readers.
In January 2004, Zeruya Shalev was involved in a serious incident in Jerusalem. She was passing by a city bus when an explosion happened. She was injured and needed four months to recover.
Zeruya Shalev is married to Ayal Megged. Her cousin, Meir Shalev, is also a well-known author. Her brother, Aner Shalev, is a mathematician.
Zeruya Shalev's Books and Awards
Zeruya Shalev has written many books. She has published six novels, a book of poetry, and two books for children. Her novels are very popular. Some of her famous novels include Love Life, Husband and Wife, Thera, The Remains of Love, and Pain.
Her books have been translated into 27 different languages. They have also become bestsellers in many countries. A bestseller is a book that sells a very large number of copies. This shows how much people enjoy her stories.
Zeruya Shalev has won many awards for her writing. She has received the Book Publishers' Association's Gold and Platinum Prizes in Israel. She also won the German Corine Literature Prize in 2001. In France, she received the Amphi Award. The ACUM prize has been given to her three times.
In 2012, a German newspaper called Die Welt gave her the Welt Literaturpreis. This award recognized all her amazing work. They praised her "great magical language."
Popular Novels and Film Adaptations
Her novel Husband and Wife was nominated for the French Prix Femina étranger in 2002. It was also listed among the 200 best books of the decade by Fnac, a big French store.
The German newspaper Der Spiegel ranked her novel Love Life as one of the twenty best novels from the last forty years. It was placed alongside books by famous authors like Saul Bellow and Philip Roth. Love Life was even made into a movie in 2007. The film was a joint German and Israeli production. It was directed by Maria Schrader.
Zeruya Shalev continues to receive important awards. In 2014, her novel The Remains of Love won the Prix Femina étranger. In 2019, she won the Jan Michalski Prize for her novel Pain. These awards show how much her writing is valued around the world.
See also
In Spanish: Zeruya Shalev para niños
