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1. Biography of David Grossman
2. Literary Career
3. Social and Political Activism

Biography of David Grossman

David Grossman is an Israeli writer, journalist, playwright, and publicist. He was born in Jerusalem to a father who had fled from the town of Dinov in Poland to Israel in 1933. Most of his relatives were killed or went missing during the Holocaust. Grossman's mother was born in Jerusalem. He served in the Israeli Defense Forces and graduated from Hebrew University, where he studied philosophy and theater arts. He worked as a radio host on Voice of Israel.

Literary Career

Grossman published his first book in 1979. His debut novel, "The Smile of the Lamb," which explores life in Judea and Samaria under Israeli rule, received the Prime Minister's Prize for Literature. The novel was also adapted into a film. In 1986, he published the novel "See Under: Love" about the lives of Jews who survived the Holocaust. A year later, he released a series of documentary articles called "Yellow Time," condemning the Israeli occupation of the West Bank following the Arab defeat in the Six-Day War.

Grossman's detective-adventure novel "Someone to Run With" (2000) became a major bestseller in Israel, with a circulation of over 150,000 copies. It was also adapted into a film. In 2003, Grossman wrote the lyrics for the song "Shirat HaSticker." His novel "A Horse Walks into a Bar" was published in 2014 and received the International Booker Prize three years later.

Social and Political Activism

Grossman is known for his left-wing views. In 1988, he left his job at the radio station in protest against any restrictions on journalist freedom. In 2006, Grossman's son Uri, who served in the Israeli army, died during the Second Lebanon War. In 2007, Grossman refused to shake hands with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the ceremony of receiving the EMET Literary Award, as he held Olmert responsible for his son's death. Grossman himself served in the army during the Yom Kippur War and continues to serve as a reservist in the Israeli Defense Forces.

In 2010, Grossman signed a call by a group of Israeli artists to boycott Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria. In January 2014, he spoke at a rally in Jerusalem in support of African illegal migrants, expressing hope that Israel would eventually meet their demands for naturalization. In January 2016, he sharply criticized the Israeli government for "freezing the peace process" and expressed satisfaction that the European Union had started labeling products grown beyond the Green Line as a "mark of shame."