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Ron Leshem

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Ron Leshem

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1976 (Tel Aviv)
Died
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Nationality
Israeli, American
Languages
Hebrew, English
Residence History
Tel Aviv, Israel → Boston, United States → Los Angeles, United States

Career

Occupations
Television producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Author
Active Years
1998-
Affiliations
Keshet Broadcasting, Legendary Entertainment
Nominations
Ophir Award Best Screenplay (Beaufort, 2007), Academy Award Best International Feature Film (Beaufort, 2008), Israeli Television Academy Awards Best Drama Series (The Gordin Cell, 2012)

Awards

Sapir Prize for Literature
2006
Work: Beaufort
Category: 年間最優秀小説
Organization: Keren Sapir
Result: Won
Yitzhak Sadeh Prize
2006
Work: Beaufort
Category: 年間最優秀小説
Result: Won
Ophir Award
2019
Work: Incitement
Category: 最優秀映画
Organization: Israeli Academy of Film and Television
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Beaufort

2006 War novel

Written as a diary of an Israeli army officer at Beaufort outpost.

WarMilitary lifeLebanon invasion
Adaptations
  • [Film] Beaufort / Joseph Cedar (2007)
Translations
  • Translated into multiple languages

Bibliography

  • Beaufort
  • The Underground Bazaar
  • When We Were Beautiful

Translations of Works

  • Beaufort - multiple languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Diary formFirst-person narrativeRealism
Recurring Motifs
Coming-of-ageConflict and societyMiddle East realities

Legacy

Sapir Prize-winning novelist and creator of the original Israeli Euphoria, known internationally as a TV producer and screenwriter. His novel Beaufort was adapted into a film nominated for an Academy Award.

In Popular Culture

  • Creator of original Euphoria, influential in HBO adaptation.

Trivia

  • Began working in television at age 15 as a researcher and editing coordinator.
  • Moved from Israel to the US and works in Hollywood.