Mira Magen (
Hebrew
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: מירה מגן; born 1950) is an Israeli author writing in Hebrew, her books were translated to German, French and Italian.
Biography
Magen was born in
Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba ( he, כְּפַר סָבָא), officially Kefar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Central District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 110,456, making it the 16th-largest city in Israel. The population of Kfar Saba i ...
, Israel to an orthodox Jewish family.
[Mira Magen]
''The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature''
She served in
Nahal
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,
Israel Defense Forces
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, and there she met her husband, Shayke Magen.
[Mira Magen]
''Modern Hebrew Literature'' (Hebrew)
She worked as a teacher for a couple of years.
[Mira Magen]
''The Short Story Project'' She studied psychology and sociology in
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...
.
[ Worked some years at ]Bituah Leumi
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Poverty
In January 2021 it published ...
- Israel's national social security
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agency.[ Afterwards she learned nursing and worked as a nurse in ]Hadassah Medical Center
Hadassah Medical Center ( he, הָמֶרְכָּז הָרְפוּאִי הֲדַסָּה) is an Israeli medical organization established in 1934 that operates two university hospitals in Jerusalem – one in Ein Karem and one in Mount Scopus –, ...
in Mount Scopus
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, Jerusalem
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.[ In the early 1990s, while still working as a nurse, she began writing short stories.][
Her first book, ''Well Buttoned-Up'' - a collection of her short stories, was published in 1994. The book was translated from Hebrew to German on 1997.][ In 1998 she won Olschwung Foundation Award for this book.בשוכבי ובקומי אישה]
''Keter Books''
Her second book, ''Do Not Strike the Wall'', was published in Hebrew in 1997, and a translation to German was published in 2001.[
Her third book, ''Love, After All'', was published in Hebrew in 2000, and translated to German in 2004.][
Her fourth book, ''Brother and Sister'', was published in Hebrew in 2000.][
Her fifth book, ''Her Angels Have All Fallen Asleep'', was published in Hebrew in 2003, and translated to German in 2006.][
In 2005 she was awarded the Israeli Prime Minister's Prize.][
Her sixth book, ''The Glass Butterfly'', was published in 2005 in Hebrew, in 2007 in German and in 2008 in French.][
Her seventh book, ''Time Will Tell'', was published in 2008 in Hebrew, in 2010 in German and French and in 2015 in Italian.][
Her eighth book, ''Vodka and Bread'', was published in Hebrew in 2010, and in German in 2012.][
Her ninth book, ''The Bluest Eyes'', was published in Hebrew in 2012, and in German in 2017.][
Her tenth book, ''The Carpenter's Sister'', was published in 2015 in Hebrew, in 2017 in French and in 2018 in German.][
Her eleventh book, ''Michaela'', was published in 2018 in Hebrew.
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References
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Israeli women novelists
Israeli novelists
Israeli women short story writers
Israeli short story writers
20th-century Israeli women writers
20th-century Israeli writers
21st-century Israeli women writers
21st-century Israeli writers
Recipients of Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works