David Grossman
David Grossman is one of Israel’s most renowned authors, whose books—fiction and nonfiction, for adults and children— have been translated into more than 30 languages. His most recent novel, A Horse Walks into a Bar, has been shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize
Books by David Grossman
“For me, this is the greatest Israeli novel, at least of this decade.” Read more...
The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, Novelist
Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with Palestinians in Israel
by David Grossman
Grossman's book is subversive because he is an Israeli Jew giving Palestinians the chance to tell their story, to explain their situation in great depth.
The Yellow Wind
by David Grossman
The Israeli novelist and peace activist reports from among the Palestinians in the West Bank in an attempt to understand the roots of the first intifada.
Interviews with David Grossman
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Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor’s Son
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The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories
by Bruno Schultz and Celina Wieniewska (translator) -
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Dubliners
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Mario and the Magician and Other Stories
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History: A Novel
by Elsa Morante and William Weaver (translator)
David Grossman on the Books That Shaped Him
David Grossman on the Books That Shaped Him
David Grossman, renowned Israeli author and winner of the 2017 Man Booker International Prize, shares the books that have shaped his writing, from Sholem Aleichem to James Joyce and Elsa Morante
Interviews where books by David Grossman were recommended
The best books on Perspectives Israel and Palestine, recommended by Gideon Lichfield
The deputy-editor of Economist.com selects five books that have given him a deeper understanding of the situation in Israel and Palestine – books that have helped him open him up to “other people’s point of view”
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The Arabs in Israel
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Let It Be Morning
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A Doctor in Galilee: The Life and Struggle of a Palestinian in Israel
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So What: New and Selected Poems, 1971-2005
by Taha Muhammad Ali -
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Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with Palestinians in Israel
by David Grossman
The best books on Palestinians in Israel, recommended by Jonathan Cook
The best books on Palestinians in Israel, recommended by Jonathan Cook
Palestinians living in Israel are cut off from both sides of the conflict and constantly trying to square the circle, argues Nazareth-based writer Jonathan Cook.
The Best Contemporary Israeli Fiction, recommended by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
The Middle East is so dominated by war and politics that all literature must be viewed through this prism, says Israeli novelist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen. She recommends the best Israeli novels.
