David Shahar

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David Shahar


Born
in Jerusalem, Israel
June 17, 1926

Died
April 02, 1997


David Shahar was an Israeli fiction writer, translator, and editor best known for his depiction of old Jerusalem in the multi-volume historical saga The Palace of Shattered Vessels.

He was born in Jerusalem in June 1926, to a pious ultra-orthodox Jewish family that had lived in the city for several generations. His ancestors arrived in Jerusalem in the 19th century, from Hungary on his father's side and the Russian Empire on his mother's side. According to family stories, his father's side was descended from Jews expelled from Spain in 1492.

Shahar studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He was involved with the Irgun Tzvai Leumi and the Canaanite movement, and identified as an Orthodox Jewish, ultranationalist, right-wing writer. (Wik
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Average rating: 4.09 · 115 ratings · 8 reviews · 28 distinct works
קיץ בדרך הנביאים

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המסע לאור-כשדים

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4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1971 — 6 editions
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יום הרוזנת

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4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions
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Ningal

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3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions
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Summer in the Street of the...

4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions
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Tema majesteedi agent

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3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1976 — 9 editions
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יום הרפאים

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4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions
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חלום ליל תמוז

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3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions
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על הנר ועל הרוח

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לילות לוטציה

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