David Shahar

David Shahar, born in Jerusalem on 17 June 1926, fifth generation of a family settled in the city, grew up on the Street of the Prophets, studied psychology and Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University and served during the 1948 war. He lived frugally from teaching, publishing and translation, presided from 1973 over the Israeli writers' association, and received the Agnon Prize and the Bialik Prize. Little liked by the critics of his own country, he was celebrated in France, which made him a commander of the Arts and Letters; he died in France on 2 April 1997.

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• NovelSummer in the Street of the Prophetsקיץ בדרך הנביאיםDavid Shahar · 1969Literature