Historical FigureMale
Abraham B. Jehoshua
1936 – 2022
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAvraham Gabriel "Boolie" Yehoshua was an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. The New York Times called him the "Israeli Faulkner". Underlying themes in Yehoshua's work are Jewish identity, the tense relations with non-Jews, the conflict between the older and younger generations, and the clash between religion and politics.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 19, 1936
Jerusalem
Date of death
June 14, 2022
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Citizenship
Israel
Occupations & fields
writerpedagogueplaywrightscreenwriter
Awards & honours
Bialik PrizeIsrael PrizePrix Médicis étrangerDan David Prizehonorary doctor of Tel Aviv Universityhonorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University
Notable works
The LoverA Woman in Jerusalem
- Field and occupation
- izraelský spisovatel a dramatik
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