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Nir Baram

Nir Baram is an Israeli novelist, editor and opinion writer, known for novels such as Good People and World Shadow.

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Born: 2 June 1976, Jerusalem
Occupation: journalist, writer, poet, opinion journalist
Education: Tel Aviv University

Nir Baram was born in 1976 in Jerusalem

Baram was born in Jerusalem in 1976 and grew up in the Beit HaKerem neighborhood. His father is the politician Uzi Baram and his grandfather was the politician Moshe Baram. His mother Ruth died of cancer when he was 19.

He attended the Hebrew University Secondary School. He then earned a bachelor's degree in Hebrew literature at Tel Aviv University.

Baram worked as an editor at the Am Oved publishing house, where he edits the 972 series and a classics series. His novels The Remaker of Dreams, Good People and At Night's End were shortlisted for the Sapir Prize. Good People was translated into 10 languages and won him the Prime Minister's Prize in 2010.

He writes for Haaretz and is identified with the political left. In 2006 he helped lead young writers who called for a ceasefire in the Second Lebanon War. His book A Land Without Borders, about a journey in the West Bank, became a documentary that won the Ophir Award in 2018.

Baram was married to Tamar, and they have a son. They divorced in 2019. He lives in Tel Aviv.