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Keren Landsman

ケレン・ランスマン

Keren Landsman

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
Israeli
Languages
Hebrew, English
Residence History
Israel

Career

Occupations
Epidemiologist, Novelist
Active Years
2011-2024
Affiliations
Mida'at (non-profit organization), Levinski Clinic

Education

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Faculty of Medicine
Degree: MD
Country: Israel
Medical doctor specializing in epidemiology

Awards

Geffen Award
2011
Work: The Heisenberg Gorgon
Category: 短編小説
Organization: Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy Association
Result: Winner
Geffen Award
2012
Work: Alone in the Dark
Category: 短編小説
Organization: Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy Association
Result: Winner
Geffen Award
2015
Work: Broken Skies
Category: 最優秀イスラエルSF/ファンタジー本
Organization: Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy Association
Result: Winner
Geffen Award
2019
Work: The Heart of the Circle
Category: 最優秀イスラエルSF/ファンタジー本
Organization: Israeli Science Fiction and Fantasy Association
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Heisenberg Gorgon

2011 Science fiction

Short story by epidemiologist and SF author. Geffen Award winner.

Quantum mechanicsEpidemics

Alone in the Dark

2012 Science fiction

Geffen Award-winning short story.

LonelinessDarkness

Broken Skies

2014 Science fiction/Fantasy short story collection

Collection of short stories. Won Geffen Award.

Broken worldsSF elements

The Heart of the Circle

2018 Urban fantasy

Novel set in modern Israel with wizards. Bestseller. English edition 2019. Geffen Award winner.

MagicDiscriminationSociety
Translations
  • English translation: The Heart of the Circle (2019)

Bibliography

  • Broken Skies (2014)
  • The Heart of the Circle (2019)

Translations of Works

  • The Heart of the Circle (English, 2019, Angry Robot)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Science fiction/FantasyBlending reality and fantasy
Recurring Motifs
EpidemicsScienceMagical society

Legacy

Israeli SF/fantasy author who won the Geffen Award four times. Incorporates epidemiological knowledge into works.

Trivia

  • Married to Yoav Landsman, a senior engineer at SpaceIL; they have two children.
  • Began writing fantasy and science fiction at age 12.
  • Runs the blog 'End of the World - a View from the Gallery' tracking epidemics.