The One Facing Us

Ronit Matalon

1995

He spent much time at the home of Nona Fortuna and Grandpapa Jacquo. After a night on the town, he would fall asleep fully clothed on the couch in their living room, or in Uncle Sicourelle’s bed with him, or on the carpet—anywhere. In the morning, sipping his first, second, and third cups of coffee, finishing everyone’s cigarettes, he would cheer…

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Creator Bio

Ronit Matalon

1959–2018

Ronit Matalon was born and raised in Ganei Tikva, Israel. Her short stories were first published in the early 1980s, and her first novel, Sipur shematḥil bilvayah shel naḥash (A Story That Starts with a Snake’s Funeral) was published in 1989 and later filmed. She taught at Haifa University’s department of literature and worked as a political reporter for Haaretz.

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