Aryeh Krishek ( he, אריה קרישק, born 29 September 1952) is an Israeli

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

and biographer also active in

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and

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profes ...

. He is the author of ''Burial in Jerusalem'', ''In a Straight Line'' and ''No Casualties to our Forces''.

Biography

Aryeh Krishek was born in

Holon Holon ( he, חוֹלוֹן ) is a city on the central coastal strip of Israel, south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan Gush Dan area. In it had a population of . Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa. ...

. He lives in

Katzrin Katzrin ( he, קַצְרִין; also Qatzrin, ar, قصرين, qaṣrīn) is an Israeli settlement organized as a local council in the Golan Heights. Known as the "capital of the Golan", it is the second-largest locality there after Majdal Sh ...

in the

Golan Heights The Golan Heights ( ar, هَضْبَةُ الْجَوْلَانِ, Haḍbatu l-Jawlān or ; he, רמת הגולן, ), or simply the Golan, is a region in the Levant spanning about . The region defined as the Golan Heights differs between di ...

. He was sentenced to five months of public service due to his role in the Nimrodi affair in 1994–2004 involving the rivalry between two Israeli newspapers ''

Yedioth Ahronoth ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...

'' and ''

Maariv ''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening ''Shema'' and '' Amidah''. The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms, ...

.''

Literary career

Krishek was the co-founder and director, with composer Alexander Kagan, of the Israeli Chamber Opera. In 1975, he wrote the script for the political film ''The Honey Connection''. Krishek translated

Nathanael West Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: ''Miss Lonelyhearts'' (1933) and '' The Day of the Locust'' (1939), set ...

's classic novel ''The Day of the Locust'' and

Irwin Shaw Irwin Shaw (February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: ''The Young Lions'' ( ...

's ''Nightwork'' into

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

. In 2009, he published ''The Neverending Horse''. His biography ''The Wonderful World of Gabby Eshkar''was published in 2010. In early 2012, he published ''Take a Burning Match'', a novel on the possibility of a civil revolt in Israel. In 2014, his play "Falling live" was performed by Alex Ansky. In 2017 he published "Follow the Wind." In spring 2018 Krishek bought a house in

and moved to live in the

. At 2020 he married his companion (woman) Zipi Lavi, a member of kibbutz Bet-Zera.

Published works

*''No Casualties to Our Forces'' (2002) *''HaOr Shel Ogirah: Sipurim'' (1993) (in

) *''Peacemaker'' (1980) *''The Loyal'' (1976) *Take a burning match (2012) *Falling live (2016) *Temporary enemy (2018) *falling friend (2022)

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* 1952 births Living people English–Hebrew translators Israeli biographers Israeli novelists Israeli translators People from Holon {{Israel-writer-stub

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