Simon Louvish (born 6 April 1947, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scots-born Israeli author, writer and filmmaker. He has written many books about Avram Blok, a fictional Israeli caught up between wars, espionage, prophets, revolutions, loves, and a few near apocalypses.

Simon Louvish
Born (1947-04-06) April 6, 1947 (age 77)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationNovelist

Louvish is a visiting lecturer in Screen Studies at the London Film School.[1] He has written books on W. C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Groucho Marx, Laurel and Hardy, Mae West, Cecil B. DeMille, Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin.[2]

Louvish directed and produced such documentaries as End of the Dialogue, Apartheid in South Africa, Greece of Christian Greeks – the Colonels' Regime, and To Live in Freedom, the Conflict in Israel-Palestine.[3]

Publications

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The Avram Blok Saga
  • Louvish, Simon (1985). The Therapy of Avram Blok. Vol. 1. Heinemann. ISBN 0434429708.
  • —— (1988). City of Blok. Vol. 2. Collins.
  • —— (1991). The Last Trump of Avram Blok. Vol. 3. Flamingo. ISBN 0006543405.
  • —— (1997). The Days of Miracles and Wonders. Vol. 4.
  • ——. The Fundamental Blok. Vol. 5 (unpublished ed.). Margaret Macdonald Books.
  • ——. The Chinese Smile. Vol. 6 (unpublished ed.). Margaret Macdonald Books.
Fiction
Non-fiction

References

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  1. ^ "Staff and Governors". London Film School. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ^ Chaplin: The Tramp's Odyssey, By Simon Louvish. The Independent.
  3. ^ "Simon Louvish". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Monkey Business: The Lives and Legends of the Marx Brothers: Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo with Added Gummo by Simon Louvish". publishersweekly.com. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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