Creator Bio
Orly Castel-Bloom
b. 1960
Novelist and children’s writer Orly Castel-Bloom was born in Tel Aviv. Her book, Dolly City, was published in 1992; at UNESCO’s initiative, it was translated into English and distributed internationally. Castel-Bloom was awarded the Alterman Prize (1993), the Prime Minister’s Prize (1994, 2001), the French WIZO Prize (2005), and the Leah Goldberg Prize (2007).
Content by Orly Castel-Bloom
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Dolly City
After that I took a rest from medicine for a while. I couldn’t take it any more; my doubtful diagnoses were coming out of my ears. If I’d been a doctor with a clinic and visiting cards and white coats…
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A Night at the Mall
On the revolving stage, a shop called Burgermatch, with a sign that reads: “Buy 10 hamburgers, get a free tennis racket.” Next to it, a sports goods store, Our Sports, with a sign saying “Buy a…