Eshkol Nevo was born in 1971 in Jerusalem and spent most of his childhood in Haifa. He is one of Israel’s most critically and commercially acclaimed writers and also co-runs the biggest creative writing school in that country. All of his books have been bestsellers in Israel, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages. His novels have sold over a million copies globally and won or been nominated for several literary prizes.

The New York Times described his writing as "mesmerizing" and "Il Corriera De La Sera" suggested he is one of the most important young writers in the global literary scene today.