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Assaf Gavron

Assaf Gavron is an Israeli writer, translator and musician whose novels include Croc Attack and The Hilltop.

born 1968The novel The HilltopThe novel Croc AttackTranslating literature into HebrewThe band The Mouth and Foot

Born: 21 December 1968, Arad
Occupation: journalist, translator, writer, literary editor
Education: Goldsmiths, University of London

Assaf Gavron was born in 1968 in Arad

Gavron was born in Arad in 1968 and grew up in Motza Illit near Jerusalem. His parents came to Israel from England. His father, Daniel Gavron, was a journalist, and his mother taught blind children.

He served in the IDF as a tank commander. He studied media and communication in London from 1991 to 1994 and new media in Vancouver in 1997.

In the 1990s he wrote for Israeli newspapers, mostly on culture and entertainment. From 2000 to 2004 he was a creative director at a high-tech company. He has taught creative writing in Israel and the United States, and since 2016 he has worked on IBM's Project Debater.

His first novel, Ace, came out in 1997. Later novels include Moving, Croc Attack, Hydromania and The Hilltop, which were translated into 10 languages. He has translated many books from English into Hebrew, including works by J. D. Salinger and Philip Roth.

He is the main songwriter of the band The Mouth and Foot and was chief writer of the game PeaceMaker. He founded and captained the Israeli writers' football team. He lives in Tel Aviv, is divorced and has two daughters.