Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (1989) Winner
Avraham Gabriel "Boolie" Yehoshua
アブラハム・ガブリエル・「ブーリ」・イェホシュア
Aburahamu Gaburieru "Būri" Yehoshua
Aliases:
A. B. Yehoshua / Abraham B. Yehoshua
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-12-09 （Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine）
- Died
- 2022-06-14 （Tel Aviv, Israel） age 85
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew, French
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Kerem Avraham neighbourhood, Jerusalem → Paris → Haifa → Oxford → Tel Aviv
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist, Short story writer, Playwright
- Active Years
- 1962-2022
- Affiliations
- University of Haifa
- Influenced By
- Franz Kafka, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, William Faulkner
- Influenced
- Israeli New Wave writers
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for Man Booker International Prize 2005
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | — | Literature and Philosophy | BA | 1957-1961 | Israel |
| Teachers College | — | — | — | — | Israel |
| Sorbonne | — | French Literature | MA | 1963-1967 | France |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Literature and Philosophy
Degree:
BA
Period:
1957-1961
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
Israel
Studied literature and philosophy
Teachers College
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
Israel
Sorbonne
French Literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
1963-1967
Country:
France
Studied Comparative and Hebrew Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Israel Prize | Hebrew literature | ヘブライ文学 | Ministry of Education (Israel) | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Bialik Prize | — | 文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Brenner Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize | A Woman in Jerusalem | — | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 1990 | National Jewish Book Award | Five Seasons | — | Jewish Book Council | 受賞 |
Israel Prize
1995
Work:
Hebrew literature
Category:
ヘブライ文学
Organization:
Ministry of Education (Israel)
Result:
受賞
Bialik Prize
1989
Category:
文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality
Result:
受賞
Brenner Prize
1983
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2006
Work:
A Woman in Jerusalem
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
National Jewish Book Award
1990
Work:
Five Seasons
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1996) Winner
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2006) Winner
Prix Médicis
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Mr. Mani
1990 NovelA multigenerational look at Jewish identity and Israel through five conversations that go backwards in time covering over 200 years of Jewish life in Jerusalem and the Mediterranean basin.
Jewish identityIsraeli history
Adaptations
- [TV series] Mr. Mani / Ram Loevy
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- The Death of the Old Man (1962)
- Mr. Mani (1990)
- The Lover (1977)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 28 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid and enthusiastic storytelling styleFocus on individual and interpersonal concernsPersonal stories of Sephardic heritage
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish identityTense relations with non-JewsConflict between older and younger generationsClash between religion and politics
Health
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Esophageal cancer晩年Died on June 14, 2022, at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Legacy
Called the 'Israeli Faulkner' by The New York Times, a prominent figure in Israeli 'New Wave' literature, with works translated into 28 languages and adapted for various media.
Archives
- National Library of Israel
In Popular Culture
- Works adapted for film, TV, theatre, opera
Quotes
-
Diaspora Judaism is masturbation.
Source: The Jerusalem Post -
Being Israeli is my skin, not my jacket.
Source: Speech at American Jewish Committee
Trivia
- Born to a third-generation Jerusalem family of Sephardi origin
- Father was a scholar of Jerusalem history
- Wife Rivka was a clinical psychologist