Ronit MatalonRonit Matalon (1959-2017) was the author of nine novels and a liberal social activist. The daughter of Egyptian immigrants to Israel, she worked as a journalist for the newspaper Haaretz and reported from the West Bank and Gaza. Her last book, Andthe Bride Closed the Door, was awarded Israel's prestigious Brenner Prize the day before Matalon died of cancer at age 58. Read More Read Less