Shabtai was born in 1934 in Tel Aviv. In 1957, after completing military service, he joined Kibbutz Merhavia, but returned to Tel Aviv in 1967. His novels “Zikhron Devarim”\u00a0 (Past Continuous) and “Sof Davar” (Past Perfect) are considered masterpieces in Hebrew literature.
\nHe is also known as a playwright, having written such classics of the Israeli stage as “Crowned Head” and “The Spotted Tiger”. He also translated many plays into Hebrew, including works by Harold Pinter, Neil Simon, No\u00ebl Coward and Eugene O’Neill.<\/p>\n
Shabtai died of a heart attack in 1981.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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