​Yaniv Iczkovits, born in 1975, is an award-winning author and screen writer. He has published fournovels and one novella, and is now working on developing TV content based on his novels for Keshet and KI, Yes Studios, Endemol Shine and more.

 

His books include Pulse (Hakibbutz HaMeuchad), which won Haaretz’s debut novel prize and was translated into Italian; and Adam and Sophie (HaSifriya HaHadasha), which won the Prime Minister’s Prize for Hebrew Writers. His third novel, The Slaughterman’s Daughter, was published in the U.S. in 2021 and has been translated into 18 languages worldwide. The book was awarded the Agnon Prize, and the British Wingate prize (2021). The Economist and The Sunday Times chose the book as one of the best books published, and Kirkus chose the book as one of the best books to look forward to in 2021 in the U.S. The book was also a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. In August 2020 Iczkovits published his recent book, Nobody Leaves Palo Alto, which immediately became a #1 best seller in Israel, won critical acclaim, and was translated to French. Iczkovits has taught for eight years at the University of Tel Aviv, and After receiving his Ph.D., he went on to pursue postdoctoral research at Columbia University in New York, where he adapted his doctoral dissertation into the book Wittgenstein's Ethical Thought.

 

He currently lives in Tel Aviv with his wife and three daughters.