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Kobi Ovadia

Kobi Ovadia is an Israeli writer, author of the novels "The Last Season of Moti Biton" and "2007".

born 1982"The Last Season of Moti Biton"The novel "2007"

Born: 14 May 1982, Dimona
Occupation: writer
Education: Minshar School of Art

Kobi Ovadia was born in 1982 in Dimona

Kobi Ovadia was born in Dimona on May 14, 1982, the fourth child in his family, with 4 sisters. His parents, Yossi Ovadia and businesswoman Yardena Ovadia, were born in Morocco. At age 6 he moved with his family to Petah Tikva, a move that shaped him and his writing.

From 2000 to 2003 he served in the IDF Combat Engineering Corps as a medic.

He studied film at the Minshar School of Art in Tel Aviv, specializing in screenwriting. In his final year, Dr. Orit Meital noticed his work in creative writing classes. He left film to write his first book.

"The Last Season of Moti Biton" was published by Keter in January 2013, edited by Yaara Shehori, under the Keset program for debut literature. Time Out, Nana10 and 7 Nights named it one of the 10 good books of 2013. In late 2014 he traveled to San Francisco and wrote his second book, "2007", in 60 days, published by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan in December 2015.

In December 2015 he came out as gay in a Yedioth Ahronoth feature, telling of a 5 year relationship with director Omer Tobi, founder of the Arisa party line.