Itamar Levy
Itamar Levy (* 1956 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli writer .
Life
Levy grew up in Tel Aviv . He studied theater studies at Tel Aviv University and now works as a radio presenter , antiquarian and writer in Israel . He combines his literary inclination with his work by supporting people in their search for books that they can only remember rudimentary on the radio show Kol Schischi . In his Antiquarian Itamar's Bookstore in Zichron Yaakov Levy sells secondhand books with the thematic priorities of Israel , Jewish people , Middle East and Middle East . The second-hand bookshop also has an English-language website. Levy's literary work, which so far comprises six books, is now available in German. In 1997, Letters from the Sun, Letters from the Moon, and in 2008 The Legend of Sad Lakes appeared .
Work overview
German translations
- Letters from the sun, letters from the moon. Suhrkamp, 1997. ISBN 978-3-518-40925-1
(From the Hebrew by Vera Loos and Naomi Nir-Bleimling - original title: Otiot Ha-Shemesh, Ptiot Ha-Yareah )
- The legend of the sad lakes. Conte Verlag, 2008. ISBN 978-3-936950-78-6
(From the Hebrew by Vera Loos and Naomi Nir-Bleimling - original title: Agadat Ha-Agamim ha-Atzuvim )
Original Hebrew texts
- Zelig Mainz VeGa'aguav El Ha-Mavet . Sifriat Poalim, 1985.
- Kapot Ragleia Ha-Adinot Shel Ha-Madam . Keter, 1988.
- Agadat Ha-Agamim ha-Atzuvim . Keter, 1990.
- Otiot Ha-Shemesh, Ptiot Ha-Yareah . Keter, 1991.
- Etiudim Le-Morgana . Keter, 1996.
- Miyomano Shel Meater Sfarim . Sefer Zichronot, 2000.
Web links
- Literature by and about Itamar Levy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Levy's second-hand bookshop on the Internet
- Levy the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature (Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature)
- Levy at Conte Verlag
- Levy at Suhrkamp
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levy, Itamar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Aviv |