"close, intimate, exciting and fascinating-the new book by Dorit Silverman takes the reader from Tel Aviv through India, through the skin to the depths of the soul."-Dr. Matan Hermoni, The Open University of Israel "A sophisticated, elaborate book-a must-read for India lovers."-Amos Oz in Yedioth Ahronoth ( ,)
Dorit Silverman serves as vice president of the Hebrew Writers Association since 2015 and is also the head of the board of the Israeli literary magazine "Moznaim".So far, she has published 20 novels-some of them searching for the Jewish identity, others for the feminine identity and for the meaning of motherhood.In 1990, Silverman received her PhD in Literature. Her books were translated into several languages, and she received several scholarships, awards, and grants, e.g. from The Tel-Aviv Foundation for Art and Literature, The Dov Sadan Foundation, the New York-based Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, The Israeli Film Fund, and the "kugel" Award for literature as well as The Prime Minister's Award (in 2017).