Meir Shalev

Het zat zo (2009)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, in which Meir Shalev writes about his family and their roots in Nahalal, Israel's first moshav. The Jezreel valley setting and the characters were familiar, as Shalev has set some of his fictional works here. This time the story is a memoir, using his family for ...

A Pigeon and a Boy (2007)

Forgive me for showing off a little -- I'm actually reading this in the original Hebrew. I know it was entirely unnecessary for me to point that out, but I'm excited about my new quest to improve my Hebrew literacy. Also, I wanted to let you know in advance that it will take me a long time to p...

The Loves of Judith (1999)