Dorit Rabinyan ( he, דורית רביניאן; born September 25, 1972) is an Israeli writer and screenwriter.

Biography

She was born in

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, Israel, to an Iranian-Jewish family. She has published three novels, two of which have been widely translated. She has also published a poetry collection and an illustrated children's book. She also writes for television. Her first novel, ''Persian Brides'', won the

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in 1999. She was a close friend of Palestinian artist Hasan Hourani, and wrote a

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for him in ''

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'' after his death in 2003. Her 2014 novel, '' Gader Haya'' (initially known as ''Borderlife'' in English, later published as ''All the Rivers''), which tells a love story between an

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woman and a Palestinian man, has become the center of controversy. The novel was well-received and won the Bernstein Prize. In 2015, a committee of teachers requested ''Borderlife'' be added to the recommended curriculum for Hebrew high school literature classes. A committee in the

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found the book inappropriate and declined to add it, on the grounds, according to ''

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'', that it promotes intermarriage and assimilation. Dalia Fenig, the leading committee member, argued that the book "could do more harm than good" at this time of heightened tensions, though she noted the book was not banned and could be added next year. The decision led to protests from high school teachers and principals and opposition politician

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. Sales of the book surged in the aftermath of the ban. In 2000, and again in 2002, Rabinyan was awarded the

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Books

*''Yes, Yes, Yes'' (poetry), 1991 �ן, כן, כן ''Ken, Ken, Ken'' *''Persian Brides'' (novel), 1995 �מטת השקדיות בעומריג'אן ''Simtat Ha-Shkediyot Be-Oumrijan'' translated into English, 1998, *''Our Weddings (Strand of a Thousand Pearls)'' (novel), 1999 �חתונות שלנו ''Ha-Chatunot Shelanu'' translated into English, 2001, *''And Where Was I?'' (picture book), 2006 �ז איפה הייתי אני ''Az Eifo Hayiti Ani?''*''Gader Haya'' ("Hedgerow" - English title: '' All the Rivers'', novel), 2014 �דר חיה ''Gader Chaya''

References

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