Eda Zoritte | |
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אידה צורית | |
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| Born | 9 February 1926 |
| Occupations | Writer, essayist, playwright, poet, translator |
| Spouse | Aharon Megged |
| Children | Eyal Megged, Amos Megged |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Hebrew |
Eda Zoritte Megged (Hebrew: אידה צורית מגד; born 9 February 1926) is an Israeli writer, essayist, playwright, translator and poet.
Zoritte was born in Tel Aviv in 1926. She graduated from the Levinsky Seminar for Teachers in Jaffa, studied dance and theater in the United States and appeared there in productions of the Hebrew theater "Pargod", directed by Peter Frye.
After returning to Israel, Zoritte began publishing essays about literature and art, in the literary supplement "Masa" (He: ״משא״, the literature supplement of LaMerhav newspaper), in other newspapers and in books. Among her publications are an essay on the poetry of Nathan Alterman, a partial biography of Amir Gilboa, a biography of Avoth Yeshurun and studies of his works. She also published historical novels, including about Theodor Herzl's wife, Hayim Nahman Bialik's wife and Nathan Alterman's lover, the painter Zila Binder. In addition, she published novels, short stories and a poetry book, The Shadow of Time.
Zoritte is writer Aharon Megged's widow. She has two children.
