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Meir Shalev

1948 - 2023

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Meir Shalev (Hebrew: מאיר שלו; 29 July 1948 – 11 April 2023) was an Israeli writer and newspaper columnist for the daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Shalev's books have been translated into 26 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meir Shalev is the 3,776th most popular writer (down from 2,758th in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Israel (down from 212th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Israeli Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Meir Shalev ranks 3,776 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter Rosegger, Edmond Privat, Dennis Lehane, John Ford, Gideon Levy, and Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar. After him are Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Dorothee Sölle, V. C. Andrews, Anna Katharine Green, Murray Leinster, and César Aira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Meir Shalev ranks 359. Before him are Lulu, Aleksandr Baryshnikov, Jim Walton, Felix Kulov, Norbert Lammert, and Rick James. After him are Bernard Dietz, Claude Le Roy, Calistrat Cuțov, Berry Berenson, Eddie Gray, and Carol Potter. Among people deceased in 2023, Meir Shalev ranks 259. Before him are Ilya Kabakov, Ernst Tugendhat, Doyle Brunson, Nadja Tiller, Margit Carstensen, and Salma Khadra Jayyusi. After him are Elisabeth Kopp, Tatjana Patitz, Pat McCormick, Klaus Teuber, Renate Boy, and Reino Börjesson.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Meir Shalev ranks 235 out of 466. Before him are Etgar Keret (1967), Hiam Abbass (1960), Nehemiah Persoff (1919), Judea Pearl (1936), Salma Khadra Jayyusi (1926), and Gideon Levy (1953). After him are Tamir Pardo (1953), Achinoam Nini (1969), Gila Almagor (1939), Yvan Attal (1965), Amotz Zahavi (1928), and Joseph Raz (1939).

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Among WRITERS In Israel

Among writers born in Israel, Meir Shalev ranks 15. Before him are Justus of Tiberias (35), Ahron Daum (1951), May Ziade (1886), Etgar Keret (1967), Salma Khadra Jayyusi (1926), and Gideon Levy (1953). After him are Yehoshua Kenaz (1937), Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936), Amira Hass (1956), Zeruya Shalev (1959), Tony Cliff (1917), and Leigh Bardugo (1975).

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