Israeli Author Assaf Gavron at Yale on Thursday, November 6, 2014

November 1, 2014

Israel and the Controversy of the West Bank Settlements: An Author’s Perspective

With Israeli Author, Assaf Gavron

Thursday, November 6, 4:00 PM

Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse, Room 202

Assaf Gavron is the author of five novels and a story collection. His fiction was translated to many languages and adapted to the stage and cinema. He is also the recipient of several awards, including the Bernstein Prize in Israel, Buch fuer die Stadtin Germany, and Prix Courrier International in France. Gavron translated to Hebrew J.D. Salinger’s Nine Stories, Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint, and Jonathan Safran Foer’s novels, among others. His latest novel, The Hilltop, was published earlier this month by Scribner.

For more information see http://assafgavron.com