Pigeon and a Boy

Meir Shalev was born in 1948 on Nahalal, Israel's first moshav, and is one of Israel's most celebrated novelists. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and have been best sellers in Israel, Holland, and Germany. In 1999 the author was awarded the Juliet Club Prize (Italy). He has also received the Prime Minister's Prize (Israel), the Chiavari (Italy), the Entomological Prize (Israel), the WIZO Prize (France, Israel, and Italy), and forA Pigeon and a Boy, the Brenner Prize, Israel's highest literary recognition.A columnist for the Israeli dailyYedioth Ahronoth,Shalev lives in Jerusalem and in northern Israel with his wife and children. Evan Fallenberg ( www.evanfallenberg.com ) translates fiction by well-known and upcoming Israeli writers. He teachs creative writing at Bar Ilan University in Israel and is the author ofLight Fell,a novel.Shalev, Meir is the author of 'Pigeon and a Boy ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780805242515 and ISBN 0805242511.