Autorenportrait
Zeruya Shalev was born at Kibbutz Kinneret. She is the author of five novels, a book of poetry and a children`s book. Her novels Love Life, Man and Woman and Late Family have received critical acclaim both in Israel and abroad and have been bestsellers in several countries. Shalev has been awarded the Book Publishers Association`s Gold and Platinum Prizes, the Corine Prize (Germany, 2001), the Amphi Award (France, 2003), the ACUM Prize three times (1997, 2003, 2005), and the French Wizo Prize (2007). Husband and Wife was also nominated for the Femina Prize (France, 2002). A feature film of Love Life, produced in Germany, was released in 2008. Her books have been translated into 25 languages.
