David Grossman (born 1954 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli author. Jump to: navigation, search 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם [â–¶]; Yerushalayim; Arabic: القُدس [â–¶] al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ...

He studied philosophy and theater at Hebrew University. For Israel's state radio service, Kol Israel, he worked as a correspondent and radio actor. He was one of the presenters of Cat in a Sack, a children's program that was broadcast from 1970 to 1984. On that program his book Duel was first aired as a radio drama. There as well, with Dani Eldar, he ran the popular absurdist series Stutz (a Yiddish word meaning "that can happen"). He is married and the father of three children. His books have been translated into many languages and published around the world. In 1984 he won the Prime Minister's Prize for Creative Work and was a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים) is one of Israels biggest and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole...

Grossman writes for children, teens, and adults.

Books for Adults Published in English

• The Smile of the Lamb [Hiuch Ha-Gedi, 1983]. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. New York: Washington Square Press, 1990. London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. London: Picador, 1992. ISBN 031242096X
• The Zig Zag Kid [Yesh Yeladim Zig-Zag, 1984]. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. ISBN 0312420994
• See Under: Love [Ayien Erech: Ahavah, 1986]. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. London: Jonathan Cape, 1989. New York: Washington Square Press, 1990 (paperback). London: Pan Books, 1991. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997 (paperback). New York: Vintage, 1999 (paperback). New York: Picador, 2002. ISBN 0224026402
• The Yellow Wind (non-fiction) [Ha-Zeman Ha-Tzahov, 1987]. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988. New York: Dell, 1989. New York: Picador, 2002.
• The Book of Intimate Grammar [Sefer Ha-Dikduk Ha-Pnimi, 1991]. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. New York: Riverhead Books, 1995. London: Picador, 1995.
• Sleeping on a Wire: Conversations with Palestinians in Israel (non-fiction) [Nochahim Nifkadim, 1992]. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993. London: Jonathan Cape, 1993.
• Someone to Run With [Mishehu La-Rutz Ito, 2000]. London: Bloomsbury, 2003.
• You Shall Be My Knife [She-Tihi Li Ha-Sakin, 1998]. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

Books for Children and Teens Published in English

• Duel [Du-Krav, 1982]. London: Bloomsburg, 1998. ISBN 1582349304

References

• Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature, David Grossman (bibliography with brief biography). Retrieved January 12, 2005.
• דויד גרוסמן (David Grossman) from the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved January 12, 2005.
• חתול בשק (Cat in a Sack) from the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved January 12, 2005.
• Eli ESHED, "Is Naava Home? Naava's Not Home" [נאווה בבית? נאווה לא בבית] (In Hebrew). Retrieved January 12, 2005.