Eshkol Nevo
Eshkol Nevo is an Israeli writer who has published a collection of short stories, five novels and a work of non-fiction. One of his novels, Homesick, was awarded the Book Publishers Association Gold Prize and the FFI-Raymond Wallier Prize at the Salon du Livre. In 2008, Eshkol was awarded membership in the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation, one of the country's highest recognitions for excellence in the arts.
Life and career
Eshkol Nevo grew up in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Detroit. He is the grandson of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, for whom he was named.He studied copywriting at the Tirza Granot School and psychology at Tel Aviv University.
He teaches creative writing and thinking at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Tel Aviv University, Sapir College and the Open University of Israel. Nevo, together with Orit Gidali who is an author and poet, established Sadnaot Habait, which is a school for writers.
Works in Hebrew
Stories
- Zimmer Be-Givatayyim, Zmora Bitan, 2001
Novels
- Arbaa Batim ve-Gaagua, Zmora Bitan, 2004
- Mishala Achat Yamina, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir,, 2007
- Neuland, Zmora Bitan Publishing, 2011
- Ha-Miqveh ha-Aharon be-Sibir, Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir, 2013
- Shalosh Qomot, Zmora Bitan, 2015
- Ha-reayon ha-Acharon, Zmora Bitan, 2018
- Gever Nichnas Bapardes, Zmora Bitan, 2021
- Lev Raev, Zmora Bitan, 2023
For children
- Aba shel Amaliya Nosea le-Australiya, 2010
- Machshava mamtina, 2022
Nonfiction
- Nifradnu Trach, Zmora Bitan, 2002
Works translated to English
- Homesick, Chatto and Windus, trade paperback,, paperback,, 20 May 2008, translated by Sondra Silverston
- World Cup Wishes, Chatto and Windus, trade paperback,, 6 May 2010, translated by Sondra Silverston
- Neuland, Chatto and Windus, trade paperback,, paperback,, 15 February 2014, translated by Sondra Silverston
- Three Floors Up, Other Press LLC, 2017, translated by Sondra Silverston.,
Works translated to German
- Vier Häuser und eine Sehnsucht, premium: Band 24564, paperback,, translated by Anne Birkenhauer
- Wir haben noch das ganze Leben, paperback,, translated by Markus Lemke
- Die einsamen Liebenden,, translated by Anne Birkenhauer
- Neuland,, paperback,, translated by Anne Birkenhauer
- Über uns,, translated by Markus Lemke
Works translated to French
- Quatre maisons et un exil, Gallimard,, January 2008, translated by Raïa Del Vecchio
- Le cours du jeu est bouleversé, Gallimard,, June 2010, translated by Jean-Luc Allouche
- Neuland, Gallimard,, May 2014, translated by Jean-Luc Allouche