You can feel the extremeness of Israeli society and life in… - Zeruya Shalev

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You can feel the extremeness of Israeli society and life in my books without it being explicit. I only look for the individual experienced and give a taste of the complexity of life in Israel.

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Zeruya Shalev (Hebrew: צרויה שלו, born 13 May 1959) is a bestselling author who lives in Israel.

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