Yehoshua Kenaz

(1937- )

Yehoshua Kenaz was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, and is one of Israel's leading novelists. Kenaz studied Philosophy and Romance Languages at the Hebrew University, and French literature at the Sorbonne. A translator of French classics into Hebrew, he has worked on the editorial staff of the Ha'aretz newspaper. Kenaz, currently living in Tel Aviv, was awarded the 1995 Bialik Prize.

Books Published in Hebrew
After the Holidays (novel), Am Oved, 1964 [Aharei Ha-Hagim]
The Great Woman of the Dreams (novel), Dvir, 1973 [Ha-Isha Ha-Gedolah Me-Ha-Halomot]
Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1986
Musical Moment (novellas), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1980 [Moment Musicali]
Infiltration (novel), Am Oved, 1986 [Hitganvut Yehidim]
On the Way to the Cats (novel), Am Oved, 1991 [Ba-Derech La-Hatulim]
Returning Lost Loves (novel), Am Oved, 1997 [Mahzir Ahavot Kodmot]
[Two long novellas will be published toward the end of the year 2000 by Am Oved ]

Books in Translation
After the Holidays
English: New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987
German: Frankfurtam Main, Suhrkamp, 1998
Chinese: Nanchang, Baihuazhou, 2000

The Great Woman of the Dreams
German: Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, forthcoming
French: Arles, Actes Sud, forthcoming

Heart Murmur
German: Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, forthcoming

The Way to Cats
French: Paris, Gallimard, 1994
German: Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, 1994
Italian: Milan, Anabasi. 1994
English: Vermont, Steerforth, 1994
Chinese: Guangzhou, Flower City, 1998
Dutch: Amsterdam, Arena, 1999

Musical Moment: And Other Stories.
English: Vermont, Steerforth, 1995
French: Arles, Actes Sud, 1995
German: Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, forthcoming
Italian: Venice, Marsilio, 1998

Returning Lost Loves
English: Vermont Steerforth Press, forthcoming
Italian: Milan, Mondadori, 1999
German: Munich, Luchterhand, 2000
Dutch: Amsterdam, Arena, forthcoming

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