Illustration: David Grossman, Author

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Israeli author and essayist, born in Jerusalem. Among the most popular Israeli writers in the world whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages. Grossman is also a peace and human rights activist, and winner of the Israel Prize and the International Man Booker Prize. He studied philosophy and theater at the Hebrew University and worked as a radio broadcaster. He writes prose for adults, teenagers and children, as well as essays, poems and plays. His best-known works include See Under: Love (1986), The Book of Intimate Grammar (1991), Someone to Run With (2000), To The End of the Land (2008), A Horse Walks into a Bar (2014), and Life Plays With Me (2019).

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