Edeet Ravel
CanadianLiterary FictionYoung Adult (YA)b. 1955
Edeet Ravel is a Canadian novelist and educator born on a Marxist kibbutz in Israel. She moved to Montreal at age seven, later returning to Israel for university studies before settling back in Canada. She holds a PhD in Jewish Studies from McGill University and taught for two decades at various academic institutions before focusing on her writing career. She is well-known for her Tel Aviv trilogy and her acclaimed works for young adults.
Awards
['Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction', 'Canadian Jewish Book Award', 'J.I. Segal Award', "Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature"]
Notable Works
['Ten Thousand Lovers', 'Look for Me', 'A Wall of Light', 'The Saver', 'Held', 'A Boy Is Not a Bird']
