Moshe Sakal is the author of five Hebrew nov­els, includ­ing the best-sell­ing Yolan­da, which was short­list­ed for the Sapir Prize. Sakal was award­ed the title of Hon­orary Fel­low in Writ­ing by the Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa, the Eshkol prize for his work, and a Ful­bright grant. Until recent­ly, he head­ed the Lit­er­ary Divi­sion of the Israeli Cen­ter for Books and Libraries.