One of Israel's most renowned contemporary writers, Sayed Kashua was born in 1975 in the Arab town of Tira in the Triangle region of Israel. At the age of 15 Sayed was admitted into The Israel Arts and Science Academy in Jerusalem, one of the few Palestinian students to attend it at the time. Upon graduation he proceeded to study Sociology and Philosophy at the Hebrew University, where he met his wife-to-be. After receiving his degree, he took a job as a reporter for the Kol Ha'ir local newspaper. Initially writing magazine articles, Sayed later moved on to television reviews and eventually his own satirical column in the leading Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
In 2002 he published his first book, Dancing Arabs, which became a best-seller, and was translated into several languages. In 2004 his second book, Let It Be Morning, was published. 2010 saw the publishing of his third and latest book, Second Person Singular, for which he was awarded the 2011 Bernstein prize for an original Hebrew novel. Kashua created the popular sitcom Arab Labor, which first aired in 2007 on Israel's Channel 2. The series, a tongue-in-cheek yet piercing look at Arab-Jewish relationships inside Israel, is partially based on Kashua's weekly columns at Haaretz and his personal story and experiences. Kashua now lives in the United States.
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