Orly Castel-Bloom

Scenic Rights is the audiovisual co-agent of Cohen & Shiloh

 

Orly Castel-Bloom is an Israeli writer with studies in film at Tel Aviv University and theatre at the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts.

She is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Hebrew literature and has taught at international universities such as Harvard, UCLA, Oxford, and Cambridge. She currently lives in Tel Aviv, where she teaches creative writing.

Her work, translated into multiple languages, challenges conventional literary canons, exploring themes such as urban identity, alienation, and the tensions of modern life. She has received numerous awards, including the Sapir Prize for Literature, the Prime Minister’s Prize (three times), the Neuman Prize, and the Tel Aviv Award, among others.

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