Meir Shalev

Meir Shalev
Shalev in 2015
Native name
מאיר שלו
Born(1948-07-29)29 July 1948
Nahalal, Israel
Died11 April 2023(2023-04-11) (aged 74)
Alonei Abba, Israel
Resting placeNahalal Cemetery
LanguageHebrew
NationalityIsraeli
Notable awardsBernstein Prize,
Brenner Prize

Meir Shalev (Hebrew: מאיר שלו; 29 July 1948 – 11 April 2023) was an Israeli writer and newspaper columnist for the daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Shalev's books have been translated into 26 languages.