Shulamit Lapid

Shulamit Lapid ( Hebrew שולמית לפיד, English transcription Shulamit Lapid; * September 9, 1934 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli writer. She studied Oriental Studies and was chairman of the Israeli Writers' Union.

For Local Edition (1989), the first novel with Lisi Badichi, her most important figure, she received the German Crime Award in 1996 .

She is one of the best-known writers in Israel and, in addition to crime novels, also writes historical and socially critical novels as well as children's books, plays and short stories. In all of her books she tries to shed light on the social background through subplots.

She is the widow of Josef Lapid and the mother of Jair Lapid .

Works (selection)

• He came into the hand of the Lord. Novel. Goldmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-442-72205-5 .
• The beloved on the mountain. Novel. btb, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-442-72972-6 .
• Piece of gold. Novel. btb, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-442-72699-9 .
• The chicken thief. Novel. Goldmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-442-72412-0 .
• In the distant land of promise. Novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1999, ISBN 3-499-12585-4 .
• Local edition. Novel. 5th edition btb, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-442-72036-2 .
• The beach bar. Novel. btb, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-72574-7 .
• The dead groom. Novel. Goldmann, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-442-72843-6 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Schulamit Lapid in the catalog of the German National Library
• Shulamit Lapid at ITHL (Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature) (English)