Lavie Tidhar

Lavie Tidhar (Hebrew: לביא תדהר‎) (born 16 November 1976) is an Israeli born writer, working across multiple genres. He has lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa for long periods of time, as well as Laos and Vanuatu. As of 2013, Tidhar lives in London. His novel Osama won the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, beating Stephen King's 11/22/63 and George R.R. Martin's A Dance with Dragons. His novel A Man Lies Dreaming won the 2015 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, worth £5000, for Best British Fiction.

Early life

Tidhar grew up in the communal atmosphere of an Israeli Kibbutz. He began to travel extensively from the age of 15 and incorporates his experiences as a traveller into several of his works.

Awards and honours

Tidhar

Tidhar (Hebrew: תִּדְהָר, lit. Plane tree) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council and covers an area of around 1,000 dunams. In 2006 it had a population of 233.

The moshav was established in 1953 by Moroccan immigrants. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19:

Two other nearby moshavim, Brosh (cypress) and Ta'ashur (larch) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the Moshavei Yahdav (lit. the "Together Moshavim").

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