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Yael Hedaya

יעל הדיה

Born 1964 · Israel

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Sapir 2006 · Shortlist

    Eden

    עדן · Eden

    Yael Hedaya · 41 when first published

    Novel · 496 pages · Family, Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:In a moshav in central Israel, five people live through one stormy month: a separated couple who live next door to each other, a couple facing their last attempt at IVF, and a sixteen-year-old girl.

  • In English

    Sapir 2002 · Shortlist

    Accidents

    תאונות · Teunot

    Yael Hedaya · 37 when first published

    Novel · 453 pages · Love, Family

    AI-generated summary:A love story in 1990s Tel Aviv, a cramped and inward-looking city, whose people include couples and single parents dealing with ageing parents, desire, loss and the wish to have a child.