A.B. Yehoshua
Israeli novelist whose complex, morally demanding fiction explored Jewish-Arab relations and the contradictions of Israeli society. The Lover and Mr. Mani are his most celebrated novels.
Works
- The LoverIsraeli affair becomes a murder investigation and meditation on desire
- Mr. ManiExperimental Israeli novel told through five monologues spanning generations
- A Late DivorceIsraeli man avoids divorce while entangled with his wife's lover
- Open HeartIsraeli surgeon's ethical crisis unfolds during a complex heart operation
- Friendly FireIsraeli woman betrays her lover while his nation faces external threat