Irit Linur

Irit Linoor (born 1961 ) is an Israeli writer and radio commentator. Her name also appears in English as Linor or Linur. She is known for being outspoken, witty and abrasive, and is a self-declared "female chauvinist". She is considered to be one of the first female Israeli writers to consciously and unabashedly write lightweight, romantic fiction. She is married to Alon Ben David, the military correspondent for Israeli news channel 10. Linoor started her writing career as a satirical columnist in local newspapers. Her first full-length novel was The Siren's Song , a romantic comedy set on the background of the scud missile attacks on Tel-Aviv during the Gulf War . The book was later adapted into a successful feature-length film. This inaugural book by Irit Linoor was semi-autobiographical. She followed it with her second novel, Two Snow Whites , about a photographer who finds herself involved in a murder case. Sandler Ella , her third novel, is set against the background of the glamorous life of media broadcasters. Her fourth novel, The Brown Girls , was adapted as a popular television mini-series. Linoor has also published a book of humorous essays, The Secret Blonde .¹