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'''Noa Yedlin''' (Hebrew: נעה ידלין) is an Israeli writer, columnist and screenwriter. Her books have been translated to several languages and won awards such as the [[Sapir Prize]] (2013)<ref name=Sapir>{{cite news|last1=Kissileff|first1=Beth|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/192348/embezzlement-drama-wins-israels-top-literary-prize|title=Embezzlement Drama Wins Israel's Top Literary Prize|date=6 February 2014|access-date=2023-08-01}}</ref> and the [[Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works]] (2021).<ref name=PM_Prize>{{citation|title=משרד התרבות והספורט הכריז על הזוכים בפרסי היצירה לסופרים עבריים ע"ש לוי אשכול לשנת 2021 [announcement]|url=https://www.gov.il/he/departments/news/eshkol_award_2021_winners|year=2022|publisher=[[Ministry of Culture and Sport (Israel)|Ministry of Culture and Sport]]|access-date=2023-08-01}}</ref>
Yedlin has published numerous opinion pieces and articles,<ref name=Lexicon>{{cite web| url          = https://library.osu.edu/projects/hebrew-lexicon//01898.php| title        = Noa Yedlin| editor-last  = Galron-Goldschläger| editor-first = Joseph| website      = Modern Hebrew Literature – a Bio-Bibliographical Lexicon| language     = Hebrew | access-date  = 2023-08-01}}</ref> has been a presenter on television and radio, and she teaches creative writing.
== Biography ==
Noa Yedlin was born and raised in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel.<ref name=Lexicon/> She studied BA (1996–1999) and MA (2000–2002) in [[East Asian Studies]] in [[The Hebrew University of Jerusalem]].<ref name=Lexicon/> In the 1990s and up until 2013 she worked as a journalist and senior editor for several Israeli newspapers.<ref name=Lexicon/> She has been teaching creative writing in Israel ([[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]], [[Beit Ariela]] central public library in Tel Aviv). She lives in Tel Aviv, married to Doron Nachum and has two children.<ref name=Lexicon/>
== Work ==
* ''The Wrong Book'' (הספר הלא נכון): novel, Israel: Kinneret Zmora, Dvir, 2022.
* ''People Like Us'' (אנשים כמונו): novel, Israel: Kinneret Zmora, Dvir, 2019. (German: Leute wie wir, Kein & Aber, 2021).
* ''Stockholm'' (שטוקהולם): novel, Israel: Kinneret Zmora, Dvir, 2016. (English: Stockholm, HarperVia, 2023; German: Unter Freunden Stirbt Man Nicht, Kein & Aber, 2023).
* ''House Arrest'' (בעלת הבית): novel, Israel: Kinneret Zmora, Dvir, 2013. (Arabic, 2019; Chinese Locus Publishing Company. 2018).
* ''Track Changes''  (חיי מדף): novel, Israel: Kinneret Zmora, Dvir, 2010.
* ''You Ask, God Replies'' (שאלות קשות לאללה: אתם שואלים, אלוהים משיב): novel, Israel: Hargol/Am Oved, 2005.
== Adaptations ==
* 2024 (upcoming_: ''People Like Us'' (Kan 11), TV series, written by Yedlin, based on the novel
* 2022: ''Antligen!'' (SVT Sweden), TV series, a Swedish remake of ''Stockholm''
* 2021: A stage adaption of ''House Arrest'' at [[Beit Lessin Theater]] in Tel Aviv, based on the novel
* 2020: ''Unter Freunden Stirbt Man Nicht'' (2020, VOX, TVNOW), a German remake of the series
* 2020: ''Stockholm'' (Kan 11), TV series, written by Yedlin, based on the novel (second season)
* 2018: ''Stockholm'' (Kan 11), mini-series, written by Yedlin, based on the novel (first season)
== Awards and accolades ==
* 2013: ''House Arrest'' won the Israeli Sapir Prize.<ref name=Sapir/>
* 2014: A writing grant from "Muza – Encouraging Creativity" in Jerusalem.
* 2016: ''Stockholm'' was shortlisted for the Sapir Prize.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zax|first=Talya|date=11 December 2017|title=2018 Sapir Prize Shortlist Includes Novels By Shimon Adaf, Noa Yedlin|url=https://forward.com/culture/389740/2018-sapir-prize-shimon-adaf-noa-yedlin-shortlist|publisher=[[The Forward]]|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref>
* 2017: The "Am Ha'sefer" grant for translation.
* 2022: ''The Wrong Book'' was longlisted for the Sapir Prize.
* 2021: The Art Omi residency for writers
* ''Stockholm'', the TV series based on the novel, won The Israeli Best Mini-Series TV Award
* ''Unter Freunden Stirbt Man Nicht'', the German adaptation of ''Stockholm'', won Best Scripted Format at 2021 International Format Awards and Best European Series at [[Festival de la Fiction]] at [[La Rochelle]], France, 2021
* 2021: Israeli Prime Minister Award for Authors<ref name=PM_Prize/>
==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/noa10030411-yedlin Yedlin's literary agent’s official website]
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* Yuval Avivi, [https://www.nli.org.il/en/visit/events/noa-yedlin “Conversations With Israeli Authors: Noa Yedlin”]. The National Library of Israel, June 19, 2022 (video)
* Mirsky, Maya (27 February 2019). "[https://jweekly.com/2019/02/27/friendship-calls-from-beyond-the-grave-in-israeli-tv-comedy-stockholm/ Friendship calls from beyond the grave in Israeli TV comedy ‘Stockholm’”]. ''The Jewish News of Northern California''. Retrieved: 27 February 2019.
* Glassner, Arik (December 2019). [https://arikglasner.com/2021/06/19/in-the-land-of-forbidden-thoughts/ “In the Land of Forbidden Thoughts”]. ''Hashiloach''. Retrieved: December 2019. (on “People Like Us”: Second Reading Yedlin; translation: Avi Woolf)
* Berg, Nancy E., editor. Sokoloff, Naomi B., editor. [https://books.google.com/books?id=IyX0DwAAQBAJ&dq=noa+yedlin&pg=PA259 ''Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making'']. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2020.
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