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Shalev stood out from many literary figures in Israel by keeping his distance from politics and in particular from the conflict with the country's Arab neighbors.
He focused mostly on the half century before Israeli independence, finding the plight of the early Zionists ripe for affectionate satire.
The renowned author of fiction, non-fiction and children's books, whose works melded Biblical narratives with modern Israeli life, succumbs to cancer
Meir Shalev, one of the most recognized Israeli writers in the country and abroad, has succumbed to cancer
Meir Shalev was considered one of the most respected and important author in Israeli literature; 'Israel has lost of its greatest storytellers, he made us love the Hebrew language, the Hebrew Bible, and ourselves, the people of Israel' President Herzog eulogize