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His death was confirmed by a Tel Aviv hospital, which said the cause death was cancer.
Abraham B. Yehoshua was born in Jerusalem in 1936. His work was widely translated and adapted to film and stage. His first book, “The Death of the Old Man,” was published in 1962, and his most recent work, a novella entitled “The Third Temple” was published earlier this year. His other works include “The Lover,” “A Late Divorce” and “Mr. Mani.” His writing won numerous literary awards including the Israel Prize in Literature in 1995.
Beyond his oeuvre, Yehoshua was a leading voice of the Israeli peace camp, joining fellow authors Amoz Oz and David Grossman in calling for a negotiated solution to the conflict with the Palestinians that would lead to the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
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