Orly Castel-Bloom

b. 1960

Novelist and children’s writer Orly Castel-Bloom was born in Tel Aviv. Her book, Dolly City, was published in 1992; at UNESCO’s initiative, it was translated into English and distributed internationally. Castel-Bloom was awarded the Alterman Prize (1993), the Prime Minister’s Prize (1994, 2001), the French WIZO Prize (2005), and the Leah Goldberg Prize (2007).

Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator

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Dolly City

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After that I took a rest from medicine for a while. I couldn’t take it any more; my doubtful diagnoses were coming out of my ears. If I’d been a doctor with a clinic and visiting cards and white coats…

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A Night at the Mall

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On the revolving stage, a shop called Burgermatch, with a sign that reads: “Buy 10 hamburgers, get a free tennis racket.” Next to it, a sports goods store, Our Sports, with a sign saying “Buy a…