Esther Peled
Esther Peled is an Israeli writer and a psychologist.
She was born and lives in Israel. When doing her B.S. degree in literature and psychology she had courses in haiku and Zen buddhism, which made an impact on her work and writings, although she does not identify herself as a Buddhist. She earned M.S. in clinical psychology and Ph.D. in philosophy.
Works
- 2017:Widely Open Underneath, a book of short stories. Taken together, they tell a larger story of the life of a woman from a small community.
- 2012: The Clear Light of Reality, twelve short stories, the first book of prose. The stories of the book are "laden with human grief ", and only the last one suggests some hope.
- 2005: פסיכואנליזה ובודהיזם : על היכולת האנושית לדעת
- 2007: להרבות טוב בעולם: בודהיזם, מדיטציה פסיכותרפיה
- 2022 פתיחות מלאה וספק: שיחות על פסיכותרפיה ודת
Awards
- 2017: Sapir Prize for Literature, for ''Widely Open Underneath''