Shimon Adaf

Shimon Adaf ( Hebrew שמעון אדף; * 1972 in Sderot ) is an Israeli writer .

Shimon Adaf was born in 1972 in Sderot , Israel, to parents of Moroccan origin. During his military service he began to publish his poems. He later moved to Tel Aviv and became a member of a rock band as a songwriter and guitarist. Adaf was also a founding member of a literary club whose aim is to find a new poetic interface between classical and modern Hebrew. In 1996 his band released their first album, and in the same year he received an award from the Israel Ministry of Education. From 1996 to 2000 he studied at Tel Aviv University. At the same time, he wrote articles on literature, films and rock music for leading magazines and continued his musical activities.

Works

Shimon Adaf published three volumes of poetry and six novels:

Volumes of poetry

• Icarus' monologue (1997)
• I thought the shadow was the real body (2002)
• Aviva - No (2009)

Novels

• A Mile and Two Days Before Sunset (2004)
• The Buried Heart (2006)
• Sunburned Face (2008)
• Frost (2010)
• Mox Nox (2011)
• Lower Cities (2012)

So far there are no German translations of Shimon Adaf's works.

Web links

• Literature by and about Shimon Adaf in the WorldCat bibliographic database