Edeet Ravel

{{short description|Israeli-Canadian novelist}}

Edeet Ravel is a Canadian novelist who lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Bibliography

  • 2003 Ten Thousand Lovers
  • 2004 Look for Me
  • 2005 A Wall of Light
  • 2007 The Thrilling Life of Pauline de Lammermoor
  • 2007 The Mysterious Adventures of Pauline Bovary
  • 2007 The Secret Journey of Pauline Siddhartha
  • 2008 The Saver
  • 2008 Your Sad Eyes and Unforgettable Mouth
  • 2011 Held
  • 2011 The Last Rain
  • 2012 The Cat
  • 2017 A Boy Is Not a Bird
  • 2020 A Boy Is Not a Ghost

Awards

  • Norma Epstein National Fiction Award (Lovers A Midrash)
  • Governor General's Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
  • Koret Jewish Book Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
  • Quebec Writers Federation Award Finalist (Ten Thousand Lovers)
  • Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction (Look For Me)
  • Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalist (A Wall of Light)
  • Canada & The Caribbean Commonwealth Writers' Prize Finalist (A Wall of Light)
  • Canadian Jewish Book Award (A Wall of Light)
  • J.I. Segal Award (A Wall of Light)
  • Canadian Children's Bookclub Choice (Pauline Series, The Saver)
  • 2012 Popular Paperback for Young Adults, ALA (Held)
  • Best Bets List, Ontario Library Association (Held)
  • YA Top Forty Fiction Titles, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (Held)
  • Best Books for Kids & Teens 2012, Canadian Children's Book Centre (Held)
  • Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist (Held)
  • Young Adult Book of the Year finalist, Canadian Library Association (Held)
  • Arthur Ellis Award finalist (Held)
  • John Spray Mystery Award finalist (Held)
  • Snow Willow Award 2012 (Held){{cite web |url=http://www.willowawards.ca/archives/assets/files/pdf/gala2013.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050736/http://www.willowawards.ca/archives/assets/files/pdf/gala2013.pdf |archivedate=2014-08-08 }}
  • Evergreen Award nominee 2014 (The Cat){{cite web |url=https://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/Forest_of_Reading/Awards_Nominees/Evergreen_Nominees.aspx |title=Evergreen™ Nominees |accessdate=2014-08-03 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811000400/https://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/Forest_of_Reading/Awards_Nominees/Evergreen_Nominees.aspx |archivedate=2014-08-11 }}
  • Canadian Jewish Literary Award (A Boy Is Not a Bird)
  • Silver Birch Award finalist (A Boy Is Not a Bird)
  • Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature finalist (A Boy Is Not a Bird)
  • Junior Library Guild Book Club Selection (A Boy Is Not a Bird)
  • AJL Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book (A Boy Is Not a Ghost)
  • Governor General's Award Finalist (A Boy Is Not a Ghost)

References

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  • [http://www.haaretz.com/ Haaretz], Mar 14, 2003 "Torture in the Bedroom" by Yitzhak Laor
  • Quill and Quire, April 2003 "The Thousand Lovers" by Mary Soderstorm
  • [http://globeandmail.com/ Globe and Mail], Sept. 29, 2005
  • [http://www.lemonde.fr/ Le Monde], Dec 16, 2005 "Amoureuse en Guerre" by Emilie Grangeray
  • Globe and Mail, Mar 31, 2007 "A Child's Garden of Reading" by Susan Perren
  • Canadian Literature, Autumn 2007 (194), "Beyond the Balagan" by Adrienne Kertzer
  • [https://www.thestar.com/ Toronto Star], Oct. 7, 2007