Yoram Selbsṭ

Yoram Selbsṭ was born in 1956 in Savyon

Yoram Selbst was born in Savyon on February 26, 1956, to Gerald and Nina. He was the first child born in the town. Because of his asthma, the family moved to Eilat and later to Jerusalem.

At 14 he went to Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha as an outside child, but returned to Savyon a year later. He finished high school at Makif Yehud. He later earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in political science from the Hebrew University.

From 1974 to 1977 he served in the IDF Armored Corps as a tank commander.

In his twenties he came across the writer Idries Shah and began writing Nasreddin stories in Hebrew. These became his first book, published in 1982. He went on to publish 12 books, including poetry, children's books and prose, and wrote in literary journals such as Moznaim and Iton 77.

His sequel to The Little Prince, The Little Prince Returns, came out in 2016 and was translated into English. He also works in real estate ventures. He is married to Dafna, has 2 children and lives in Tel Aviv-Yafo.