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Eshkol Nevo was born in Jerusalem in 1971. He studied psychology at Tel Aviv University and then worked as a copywriter for eight years. Today he teaches creative writing at a number of academic institutions. Nevo has published a collection of stories, a work of non-fiction and two novels. His first novel, Homesick, was awarded the Israeli Book Publishers Association's Golden Book Prize (2005) and the FFI-Raymond Wallier Prize at the Salon du Livre (Paris, 2008); his most recent novel is World Cup Wishes (2012). Eshkol is an Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation chosen artist - one of Israel's highest recognitions for excellence in the arts.
Eshkol Nevo writes beautifully, funnily and wisely about men and women... Friendship, envy, love, misery, endurance - he captures the lot * RODDY DOYLE * Tender and insightful. Eshkol Nevo is a delightful writer * FRANCESCA SEGAL * A fascinating novel, a combination of Utopia and dystopia - but above all, it is a moving story about one family, about love and loss and loneliness * AMOS OZ * Studded with wrenching emotions and original ideas... Neuland does what a novel can: it helps to clear the roadblocks in the mind -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent * An immensely powerful exploration of love, grief, 'what ifs?' and the forces that bind and break families and nations -- Ben Felsenburg * Metro *
