sentences:  She has lectured at the universities of Harvard, UCLA, Cambridge and Oxford and currently teaches creative writing at Tel Aviv University.Castel-Bloom's first collection of short stories, "Not Far from the Center of Town" ("Lo Rahok mi-Merkhaz ha-Ir")"," was published in 1987 by Am Oved.She is the author of 11 books, including collections of short fiction and novels.