Assaf Gavron

Assaf Gavron studied at Goldsmiths, University of London. The recorded working language is Hebrew. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, translation and music. Distinctions recorded are Geffen Award, Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works, Prix Courrier International du meilleur roman étranger and Bernstein Prize.

• Name — Assaf Gavron • Native Name — אסף גברון • Born — 21 December 1968 • Birthplace — Arad, Israel • Occupation — Writer, novelist, translator, musician • Education — Goldsmiths' College, London, UK • Awards — Bernstein Prize (2013), Israeli Prime Minister Award for authors (2011)

Gavron was born in the town of Arad in 1968 and grew up in Motza Illit near Jerusalem. He earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Media and Communication in Goldsmiths' College in London (1991–1994) and New Media in Vancouver (1997). In the 1990s, he worked as a journalist for several Israeli newspapers. Between 2000 and 2004, he was a creative director for Israeli high-tech company Valis. He has been teaching creative writing in Israel (Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem, and Sapir Academic College in Sderot) and the United States (University of Nebraska Omaha and San Diego State University). Gavron has worked creating video games and as a rock musician; he has also translated American novels into Hebrew.

Gavron lives in Tel Aviv. He is divorced and has two daughters.

• Ice (אייס): novel, Tel Aviv: Gvanim, 1997. • Sex in the Cemetery (מין בבית העלמין): story collection, Tel Aviv: Zmora-Bitan, 2000. • Moving (מובינג): novel, Or Yehuda: Zmora-Bitan Publishing, 2003. (German: Alles Paletti, Luchterhand Literaturverlag, 2010) • CrocAttack (תנין פיגוע): novel, Or Yehuda: Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2006. (German: Ein schönes Attentat, Luchterhand Verlag, 2008; Dutch: Krokodil van de aanslagen, Ailantus, 2009; Italian: La mia storia, la tua storia, Mondadori, 2009; French: Croc Attack, Rivages, 2010; English (UK): CrocAttack, 4th Estate, 2010; English (US): Almost Dead, HarperCollins, 2010; English (Canada): Almost Dead, Harper Canada, 2010; Greek: Croc Attack, Bartzolulianos, 2013; Bulgarian: Almost Dead, Enthusiast, 2014) • Hydromania (הידרומניה): novel, Or Yehuda: Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2008. (German: Hydromania, Luchterhand Verlag, 2009; Dutch: Hydromania, Ailantus, 2010; Italian: Idromania, La Giuntina, 2013) • Eating Standing Up (אוכל בעמידה): collection of journalism, Jerusalem: Uganda, 2009. • The Hilltop (הגבעה): novel, Tel Aviv: Books in the Attic (Sifrey Aliyat Hagag), 2013. (German: Auf fremdem Land, Luchterhand Verlag, 2013; Dutch: De Nederzetting, Nieuw Amsterdam, 2014; French: Les Innocents, Rivages, 2014; Italian: La Colina, La Giuntina, 2014; English (US): The Hilltop, Scribner, 2014; English (UK): The Hilltop, One World, 2014; Swedish: Uppe på höjden, Natur & Kultur, 2015; Czech: Osada na pahorku, Pistorius & Olšanská, 2017). • Eighteen Lashes (שמונה-עשרה מלקות), Books in the Attic (Sifrey Aliyat Hagag), 2017. (German: Achtzehn Hiebe, Luchterhand Verlag, 2018; Italian: Le diciotto frustate, La Giuntina, 2019). • The Cement (הַמֶּלֶט), Pardes Publishing, 2023. • Don't You Want Me (האם אינך רוצה בי), Books in the Attic (Sifrey Aliyat Hagag), 2025.