Lavie Tidhar

Novelist Lavie Tidhar discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Lavie Tidhar was born just ten miles from Armageddon and grew up on a kibbutz in northern Israel. He has since made his home in London, where he is currently a Visiting Professor and Writer in Residence at Richmond University. He won the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize for Best British Fiction, was twice longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger Award and the Rome Prize. He co-wrote Art and War: Poetry, Pulp and Politics in Israeli Fiction, and is a columnist for the Washington Post. His latest novel is Maror, published by Head of Zeus, which is available at https://www.waterstones.com/book/maror/lavie-tidhar/9781838931353.

1. Joseph Grimaldi’s grave https://londonist.com/london/videos/grimaldi-s-cave

2. Bislama http://www.pentecostisland.net/languages/bislama/guide.htm

3. Marek Hlasko http://cosmopolitanreview.com/killing-the-second-dog/

4. Rarg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EGIG-Sq5-c

5. Castro Mojito https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/beer-mojito

6. The Israeli Mafia https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/a-field-guide-to-israeli-organized-crime

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