Contemporary Israeli Literature

Explore contemporary Israeli culture and society through these engaging and thought-provoking works of literature.

Cover of Jerusalem Beach

Jerusalem Beach

Iddo Gefen; Daniella Zamir, trans.

Cover of A Death in Jerusalem

A Death in Jerusalem

Jonathan Dunsky

Cover of Apeirogon

Cover of At Night's End

Nir Baram, Jessica Cohen

Cover of Frayed Light

Yonatan Berg (auth.), Joanna Chen (trans.)

Cover of Love

Cover of More Than I Love My Life: A Novel

More Than I Love My Life: A Novel

Cover of Pain: A Novel

Cover of The Auschwitz Detective

The Auschwitz Detective

Jonathan Dunsky

Cover of The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem

The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem

Sarit Yishai-Levi; Anthony Berris, trans.

Cover of The Deadly Scrolls: Book 1 in The Jerusalem Mysteries

The Deadly Scrolls: Book 1 in The Jerusalem Mysteries

Cover of The Last Interview: A Novel

The Last Interview: A Novel

Eshkol Nevo; Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land: Stories

The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land: Stories

Omer Friedlander

Cover of The Parting Gift

The Parting Gift

Evan Fallenberg

Cover of The Red Balcony

The Red Balcony

Jonathan Wilson

Cover of The Sword of David

The Sword of David

Charles Lichtman

Cover of The Woman Beyond the Sea

The Woman Beyond the Sea

Sarit Yishai-Levi; Gilah Kahn-Hoffman, trans.

Cover of Tunnels

Rutu Modan, Ishai Mishory (Translator)

Cover of Victorious

Yishai Sarid; trans, Yardenne Greenspan

Cover of World Shadow

Nir Baram; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Cover of A Good Place for the Night

A Good Place for the Night

Savyon Liebrecht; Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of A Horse Walks into a Bar

A Horse Walks into a Bar

David Grossman, Jessica Cohen

Cover of A Land Without Borders

A Land Without Borders

Cover of A Man Lies Dreaming

A Man Lies Dreaming

Cover of And the Bride Closed the Door

And the Bride Closed the Door

Ronit Matalon; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Cover of A Pigeon and a Boy

A Pigeon and a Boy

Evan Fallenberg, Meir Shalev

Cover of A Possibility of Violence

A Possibility of Violence

D. A. Mishani; Todd Hasak-Lowy, trans.

Cover of A Woman in Jerusalem

A Woman in Jerusalem

A.B. Yehoshua; Hillel Halkin, trans.

Cover of Accidents

Yael Hedaya; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Cover of Alexandrian Summer

Alexandrian Summer

Yitzhak Gormezano Goren; Yardenne Greenspan, trans.

Cover of All the Rivers: A Novel

All the Rivers: A Novel

Dorit Rabinyan; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Cover of Almost Dead

Cover of And So Is the Bus: Jerusalem Stories

And So Is the Bus: Jerusalem Stories

Yossel Birstein; Margaret Birstein, Hana Infar, and Robert Manaster, trans.

Cover of Aquarium

Yaara Shehori; Todd Hasak-Lowy, trans.

Cover of Beaufort

Ron Leshem; Evan Fallenberg, trans.

Cover of Between Friends

Between Friends

Amos Oz; Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Yoel Hoffmann; Peter Cole, trans.

Cover of Eden

Yael Hedaya; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Cover of Exit Wounds

Cover of Falling Out of Time

Falling Out of Time

Cover of Fly Already

Cover of Good People

Cover of Homesick

Eshkol Nevo; Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of How To Love Your Daughter

How To Love Your Daughter

Hila Blum; Daniella Zamir, trans.

Cover of Jamilti and Other Stories

Jamilti and Other Stories

Cover of Judas

Amos Oz; Nicholas de Lange, trans.

Cover of Kaleidoscope: Three Poets from Israel

Kaleidoscope: Three Poets from Israel

Ory Bernstein, Raquel Chalfi & Shimon Adaf

Cover of Kin

Dror Burstein; Dalya Bilu, trans.

Cover of Let It Be Morning

Let It Be Morning

Cover of Lies, First Person

Lies, First Person

Gail Hareven; Dalya Bilu, trans.

Cover of Limassol

Cover of Lunar Savings Time

Lunar Savings Time

Alex Epstein; Becka Mara McKay, trans.

Cover of Motti

Asaf Schurr; Todd Hasak-Lowy, trans.

Cover of Necessary Stories

Necessary Stories

Cover of Netanya

Dror Burstein; Todd Hasak-Lowy, trans.

Cover of Operation Bethlehem: An Espionage Thriller

Operation Bethlehem: An Espionage Thriller

Yariv Inbar; Dalit Shmueli, trans.

Cover of On Her Own

Lihi Lapid; Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of Our Holocaust

Amir Gutfreund; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Cover of Petty Business

Yirmi Pinkus; Evan Fallenberg and Yardenne Greenspan; trans.

Cover of Preliminaries

S.Yizhar; Nicholas De Lange, trans; Dan Miron, fwd.

Cover of Rhyming Life and Death

Rhyming Life and Death

Amos Oz; Nicholas de Lange, trans.

Cover of Rosenfeld

Cover of Sadness Is a White Bird

Sadness Is a White Bird

Moriel Rothman-Zecher

Cover of Second Person Singular

Second Person Singular

Sayed Kashua; Mitch Ginsburg, trans.

Cover of Some Day

Shemi Zarhin; Yardenne Greenspan, trans.

Cover of Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel

Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel

Cover of Suddenly in the Depths of the Forest

Suddenly in the Depths of the Forest

Amos Oz; Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of Suddenly, a Knock at the Door

Suddenly, a Knock at the Door

Etgar Keret; Nathan Englander, Miriam Shlesinger, Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of Suddenly, Love: A Novel

Suddenly, Love: A Novel

Aharon Appelfeld

Cover of Tel Aviv Noir

Assaf Gavron, Etgar Keret

Cover of Tel Aviv Short Stories

Tel Aviv Short Stories

Shelly Goldman and Joanna Yehiel, ed.

Cover of The Best Place on Earth: Stories

The Best Place on Earth: Stories

Cover of The Bridesman

Savyon Liebrecht; Gilah Kahn-Hoffman, trans.

Cover of The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories

The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories

Cover of The Comics of Asaf Hanuka: Telling Particular and Universal Stories

The Comics of Asaf Hanuka: Telling Particular and Universal Stories

Cover of The Confessions of Noa Weber

The Confessions of Noa Weber

Gail Hareven; Dalya Bilu, trans.

Cover of The Drive

Yair Assulin, Jessica Cohen (trans.)  

Cover of The Girl on the Fridge

The Girl on the Fridge

Etgar Keret; Miriam Shlesinger and Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of The Hebrew Teacher

The Hebrew Teacher

Maya Arad; Jessica Cohen, trans. 

Cover of The Hilltop: A Novel

The Hilltop: A Novel

Assaf Gavron; Steven Cohen, trans.

Cover of The Last Jew

Yoram Kaniuk; Barbara Harshav, trans.

Cover of The Liar

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen; Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of The Loves of Judith: A Novel

The Loves of Judith: A Novel

Meir Shalev; Barbara Harshav, trans.

Cover of The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping

The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping

Aharon Appelfeld

Cover of The Memory Monster

The Memory Monster

Cover of The Missing File

The Missing File

D. A. Mishani; Steven Cohen, trans.

Cover of The Only Daughter

The Only Daughter

A.B. Yehoshua; Stuart Schoffman, trans.

Cover of The Only Jew in The Room: Searching for Understanding in An Arab Islamic College

The Only Jew in The Room: Searching for Understanding in An Arab Islamic College

Cover of The People of Forever Are Not Afraid

The People of Forever Are Not Afraid

Cover of The Remains of Love: A Novel

The Remains of Love: A Novel

Zeruya Shalev; Philip Simpson, trans.

Cover of The Retrospective

The Retrospective

Cover of The Sound of Our Steps

The Sound of Our Steps

Ronit Matalon; Dalya Bilu, trans.

Cover of The Tunnel

A.B. Yehoshua; Stuart Schoffman, trans.

Cover of The Wolf Hunt

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Cover of Three Floors Up

Three Floors Up

Eshkol Nevo; Sondra Silverston, trans.

Cover of To the End of the Land

To the End of the Land

David Grossman, Jessica Cohen

Cover of Two She-Bears

Cover of Waking Lions

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Cover of War and Love, Love and War

War and Love, Love and War

Aharon Shabtai; Peter Cole, trans.

Cover of Wherever You Go

Wherever You Go