A.B. Yehoshua 1936-

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A.B. Yehoshua1936-

• Cecilia Landeros

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Biography

• Abraham Boolie Yehoshua- Israeli writer,
  novelist essayist, and playwrite.
• A.B. Yehoshua was born in the fifth generation of
  a Sephardi Jewish family.
• Studied literature and philosophy.
• Graduated (1961) from Hebrew Univ. in his native
  Jerusalem.
• From 1963 to 1967 he resided and taught in Paris.
• Since 1967, has lived in Haifa, where he teaches
  at the Citys university.

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Biography

• One of Israel's preeminent writers, he has been
  awarded the Bialik Prize, Israeli Prize, the
  Koret Jewish Book Award, and the National Jewish
  Book Award.
• From the end of his military services, he began
  to publish fiction.

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Jerusalem

• Born in Jerusalem, A. B. Yehoshua is a widely
  acclaimed author of numerous novels.
• On his father's side, his family has lived in
  Jerusalem for five generations
• Wrote a Novel, titled Mr. Mani, with Jerusalem at
  its center. Generations of a Jewish family and
  their history in Jerusalem dating back to 1848.

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Literary Style and Focus

• Yehoshua is known for his beautifully observed
  portrayals of Jewish life.
• Particularly in contemporary Israel with its many
  moral, psychological, sociopolitical, and
  philosophical conflicts.
• He first came to critical attention with
  short-story collections published in the 1960s.
• He became a notable figure in the new wave
  generation of Israeli Writers.
• He contrasted with the social concern of earlier
  writers by focusing on the individual and
  interpersonal.

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Literary Style and Focus

• Yehoshua names Frank Kafka, Shmuel Yosef Agnon
  and William Faulkner as formative influences.
• He has been compared to Faulkner in the New York
  Times.
• Yehoshua attended the signing of the Geneva
  Accord where he presented his political views in
  essays and interviews.

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Literary Works published in English

• Early in the Summer of 1970- Bi-Thilat Kayitz,
  1970
• Three Days and a Child- Shlosha Tamim, 1975
• A Night in May- (play) Layla Be-May, 1975
• The Lover- Garden City, N.Y, 1977
• A Late Divorce- Gerushim Meuharim, 1982

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Literary Works published in English

• Possessions- (play) Hafatzim, 1986
• Five Seasons- Molcho, 1987
• Israel- (essay) London,Collins, 1988
• The Continuing Silence of a Poet-(stories)
  London, Peter Halban, 1988
• Mr. Mani- Mar Manni, 1990

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Literary Works published in English

• Open Heart- Ha-Shiva Me-Hodu, 1994
• Between Right and Right- (essays) Bein Zechut
  Le-Zechut, 1980
• Voyage to the End of the Millennium Masah El Sof
  Ha-elef, 1997
• The Terrible Power of a Minor Guilt-
  Kocha-Ha-Nora Shel Ashma Ktana, 1998
• The Liberating Bride- Ha-Kala Ha-Meshachreret,
  2001

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A.B. Yehoshua

• Yehoshuas message is imbedded throughout his
  literary work. The suffering, the
  accomplishments, the failures, but most of all,
  like the Jewish people, it endures. The
  examination of the Jewish condition is never
  forsaken as it is the appreciation of the past
  that informs the present and prepares for the
  future.