A. B. Yehoshua

Abraham B. Yehoshua (, December 19, 1936 – June 14, 2022) was an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. The New York Times called him the "Israeli Faulkner". Yehoshua was the author of eleven novels, three books of short stories, four plays, and four collections of essays, including Ahizat Moledet (Homeland Lesson, 2008).

Yehoshua died on June 14, 2022 at a hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel from cancer at the age of 85.

References

Other websites
 Abraham B. Yehoshua Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature Bio and list of works
 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs short bio + links to books
 The Jewish Agency for Israel Short bio
 Zeek Magazine  Shoshana Olidort's review of A.B. Yehoshua's Friendly Fire (2009)


Category:1936 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Israeli novelists
Category:Israeli journalists
Category:Essayists
Category:Writers from Jerusalem
Category:Israeli playwrights