The books "Taske" by Ilana Rodashevski, "Human Resources" by Shahar Kaminitz and "On My Beds at Night" by Osherat Essig-Lopez are the three finalists for the Sapir Prize for a debut book of the Lottery.
And each of them will receive a grant of NIS 30,000.
At the beginning of March, the winner of the three will be announced, and he will receive an additional grant of NIS 75,000.
"Taske", an immigration story, photo: .
The three books are very different in their style and the topics they touch on.
Ilana Rodeshevsky, an architect, urban planner and lecturer at Bezalel, wrote in "Taske" a story of migration and displacement, centered on a family of immigrants from Russia who come to Israel in the seventies, and who try to fulfill their dream of building their new house precisely in the maritime region - where they experience renewed displacement with the evacuation of the city following a contract Peace with Egypt.
"Human Resources", humanity in a technological world, photo: .
Shahar Kaminitz, who is engaged in technological entrepreneurship, published short stories in the past.
His novel, "Human Resources", is built from the stories of eight characters in the (fictitious) start-up company "Instmind", and deals with the question of the place of literature and the human soul in a world shaped by artificial intelligence.
Shahar Kaminitz, photo: courtesy of Kaminitz
The book by Osheret Essig-Lopez, a lawyer and literary researcher, "On My Beds at Night" is a historical novel based on the life of Joseph Trumpeldor, and combines research with a fictional plot with a love story at its heart.
"On my beds at night", photo: .
Among the winners of the Sapir Prize for debut books in previous years are names such as Yermi Pincus, Anat Einhar and Ayelet Gunder-Goshen.
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