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'''Ram Oren''' ({{Langx|he|רם אורן}}; born 8 March 1936) is an [[Israel]]i author who has sold an unprecedented 1 million books in Hebrew.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ram-oren.com/biography.htm|title=Ram Oren – Biography|accessdate=2009-06-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210103857/http://ram-oren.com/biography.htm|archivedate=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref name=haaretz_byline>{{cite news |url=https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1091734.html |title=Dudu Topaz's new book |date=10 June 2009 |accessdate=2009-06-26 |first=Ram |last=Oren |archive-date=15 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615080832/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1091734.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Oren was born in [[Tel Aviv]] during the [[Mandatory Palestine|Mandate era]]. At age 15, he began his journalistic career as a messenger boy for ''[[Yediot Aharonot]]'', and was a correspondent for that newspaper from 1952 to 1955. From 1955 to 1958, he served in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] as a reporter for the IDF's weekly magazine ''[[Bamahane]]''. From 1958 to 1963, he studied law at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]. From 1964 to 1994, he worked again for ''Yediot Aharonot''. He advanced to editorship of important sections in the newspaper, and was at one point its chief correspondent in [[New York City]]. He only began his career as a literary writer at a relatively advanced age.

In 1994, he published his first book, ''Seduction'' ([[Keter Publishing]]). The book did not sell well at first, and was considered a commercial failure. Then Oren appeared on [[Dan Shilon]]'s television show, the most popular Israeli talk show at the time. The appearance was a springboard for the book, which turned into one of Israel's most popular bestsellers ever. A 2002 movie adaptation was also successful.

Oren's success at the tills, nearly unprecedented in Israeli publishing, led him to found a publishing house, "Keshet".<ref name=bio/> Founded in 1996, the company advertises Oren's books as well as bestsellers by authors such as Shifra Horn, [[Irit Linoor]], [[Shelly Yachimovich]], and [[Koby Oz]].

His books have been translated into several languages, including English and French.

Most of his books are in the [[detective fiction]] genre. In 2002 his first book presenting a historical episode was published, ''Latrun'', employing his compelling, readable style. In 2004 he published another book in this category, ''Target: Tel Aviv'', concerning the Egyptian Army's invasion of Israel in the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War|War of Independence]].

Oren lives in Tel Aviv. He has been married to his wife Nitza since 1961. They have three children and grandchildren.

== Books ==
List of published books<ref name=publ>{{cite web |url= http://www.ithl.org.il/page_14451 |title=Ram Oren |publisher=The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature (ITHL) |accessdate= 2016-11-28}}</ref><ref name=books>{{cite web|url=http://www.ram-oren.com/bestsellers.htm|title=Ram Oren – books|accessdate=2009-06-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328152131/http://www.ram-oren.com/bestsellers.htm|archivedate=28 March 2009}}</ref>
* Seduction (suspense; 1994)
* Framed (suspense; 1995)
* [[Mark of Cain (novel)|Mark of Cain]] (suspense; 1996). English translation: Tel Aviv: Keshet, 1998, {{ISBN|965-90130-5-1}}.
* Heart (suspense; 1997)
* Shadow of Doubt (suspense; 1997)
* Ashram (novel; 1998)
* Live Ammunition (suspense; 1999)
* Eve and Adam (novel; 2000)
* Nude (suspense; 2000)
* Love Behind Closed Doors (suspense; 2001)
* Addiction and Other Stories (2002)
* Latrun (historical novel; 2002)
* African Princess (suspense; 2003)
* The Heiress (suspense; 2004)
* The Target: Tel Aviv (historical novel; 2004)
* Little Sister (suspense; 2005)
* My Lover, My Enemy (suspense; 2006)
* Red Days (historical novel; 2006)
* ''[[Gertruda's Oath]]'' (2007). English translation released by Doubleday in 2009
* Chief of Staff (novel; 2007)
* Ghosts (suspense; 2008)
* Green Card (suspense; 2008)
* From the Bible with Love (biblical stories; 2009)
* Sylvia Rafael: The Life and Death of a Mossad Spy. With Moti Kfir. (biographical novel; 2010)
* One Child Too Many (suspense; 2010)
* Secrets (novel; 2011)
* Double Identity (suspense; 2011)
* Yearning Soul (historical novel; 2012)
* Black Sheep (suspense; 2012)
* The Red Scarf (historical novel; 2013)
* Mother (novel; 2014)
* Painful Love: Shiri (trilogy, part 1; 2014)
* Painful Love: Danny (trilogy, part 2; 2015)
* Painful Love: Amira (trilogy, part 3; 2015)
* Live TV (novel; 2016)

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.ram-oren.com/ Ram Oren's official web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516002209/http://ram-oren.com/ |date=16 May 2017 }}
* [http://www.hamartzim.co.il/lec-inside.asp?id=186 רם אורן- דף מרצה ] Ram Oren's lecturer page

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[[Category:Israeli thriller writers]]