Bialik Prize
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Edition 67 (1999) Winner
Aharon Almog
アハロン・アルモグ
Aharon Almog
Aliases:
Mevorat
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-09-14 （Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine）
- Died
- 2021-05-08 （Tel Aviv, Israel） age 89
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Tel Aviv → Gezer (kibbutz)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, playwright, teacher
- Active Years
- 1953-2021
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikveh Israel (agricultural school) | — | Agricultural studies | — | 不明（20世紀中期） | Palestine/Israel region |
| Tel Aviv University | — | Faculty of Humanities (literature) | — | 1956-1957（文学を学ぶ） | Israel |
Mikveh Israel (agricultural school)
Agricultural studies
Period:
不明（20世紀中期）
Country:
Palestine/Israel region
Graduated from agricultural school; later involved in reestablishing a kibbutz
Tel Aviv University
Faculty of Humanities (literature)
Period:
1956-1957（文学を学ぶ）
Country:
Israel
Studied literature in 1956–1957; details of degree unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Brenner Prize | — | — | Brenner Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works | — | — | Prime Minister's Office of Israel | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Bialik Prize | — | — | Tel Aviv / Bialik Prize committee | 受賞 |
Brenner Prize
1982
Organization:
Brenner Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
1989
Organization:
Prime Minister's Office of Israel
Result:
受賞
Bialik Prize
1999
Organization:
Tel Aviv / Bialik Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sad Spring in Judah
1956 PoetryAn early poetry collection touching on Jewish history and feelings toward homeland.
homelandhistoryloss
Translations
- Sad Spring in Judah
First Days
1964 FictionFiction dealing with the founding of Israel and personal memories from that period.
War of Independencememorycommunity
Translations
- First Days
Midnight Prayer
1961 PlayA play from 1961 that addresses social and religious themes.
religionritualindividual vs society
Translations
- Midnight Prayer
Bibliography
- Sad Spring in Judah, 1956
- First Days, 1964
- Midnight Prayer, 1961
- Black Dog and Other Stories, 1974
- A Week in 1948, 1980
- The Night that Zionism Died, 1989
- Don't Make Grandma Laugh, 1994
Translations of Works
- Sad Spring in Judah
- First Days
- Midnight Prayer
- Praise to Israel
- Black Dog and other Stories
- Jerusalem Hilton
- A Week in 1948
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismlyricismmemory-based narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- kibbutz lifeWar of Independence (1948)Mizrahi origin and identityurban vs rural contrasts
Legacy
Aharon Almog was an important Hebrew writer who captured memories of Israel's founding era and Mizrahi voices in poetry, fiction and drama. He received several major literary awards and his works have been translated internationally.
Archives
- The New Hebrew Literature Lexicon (Ohio State University)
Trivia
- His original family name is recorded as Mevorat (from his grandfather).
- Married writer Ruth Almog in 1959; they had two daughters (Shira and Eliana).
- There are accounts that his widow said he did not receive the Israel Prize because he was Mizrahi.