Rama Ayalon is an Israeli French-to-Hebrew translator. She has translated more than 100 books of classic and contemporary literature in the fields of prose, philosophy, and psychoanalysis. Her translations include important philosophical works such as Pensées by Blaise Pascal and Totalité et infini by Emmanuel Lévinas. Among the prose authors she has translated are Michel Houellebecq, Georges Simenon, Marguerite Duras, Guy de Maupassant, Romain Gary, Milan Kundera, Delphine de Vigan, and Leïla Slimani.

Rama Ayalon
Born (1977-01-21) 21 January 1977 (age 47)
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationTranslator

In 2016, she received Israel's Minister of Culture Translation prize.[1]

In 2022 she was awarded Chevalier dans L’ordre des arts et des lettres by the French Minister of Culture.

In 2023 she received the Landau Arts Award.

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References

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  1. ^ Israel Hayom [dead link]
  2. ^ Michael Assous (13 July 2015). "Lumière sur l'écrivain Valérie Zenatti". Israpresse. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ^ "De Dieu qui vient à l'idée - Emmanuel Levinas". French Institute in Tel Aviv. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ Maya Sela (8 March 2011). "Controversial French Writer Houellebecq to Visit Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

Rama Ayalon at The Short Story Project website