Julia Fermentto-Tzaisler
- Guest at the ilb: 2025
Born in 1984 in Kfar Saba, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Julia FermenttoTzaisler was hailed by Haaretz as a »brave new voice« in Israeli literature. Her debut novel, »Safari« was a bestseller in Israel. Her sophomore novel, »By the Orange Orchard«, won the Israeli Minister of Culture Award for Young Writers. Her short stories have been translated into multiple languages and published internationally. FermenttoTzaisler holds a Ph.D. in JewishAmerican and Yiddish literature from UC San Diego. As an essayist, critic and artistic director of the Jerusalem International Writers Festival she has played a decisive role in shaping Israel’s literary scene.
Exile
Achuzat Bayit
Tel Aviv, 2025
Black Honey
Diogenes [in deutscher Übersetzung]
Zürich, 2026
Tel Aviv, 2017