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Aharon Avraham Kabak

アハロン・アブラハム・カバック

Aharon Avraham Kabak

Aliases: Aaron Abraham Kabak / A. A. Kabak

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Smorgon (Smarhon), then Russian Empire (now Belarus)
Died
Jerusalem age 64
Nationality
Lithuanian (born in the Russian Empire), Resident of the Yishuv (British Mandate Palestine)
Languages
Hebrew
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Smorgon (birthplace) → Tel Aviv (creative and publishing activity) → Jerusalem (place of death)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Author
Active Years
1900-1944

Awards

Bialik Prize for Literature
1943
Work: (Awarded for literature / body of work)
Category: 文学
Organization: Tel Aviv Municipality (awarder of the Bialik Prize)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ba-Mishcol Ha-Tsar (The Narrow Path)

1937 Historical novel / Novelization of a religious figure

The Narrow Path is a novelization of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (Yeshu). It portrays Jesus as a human being and explores motives of faith, sacrifice, and the reasons behind his choices.

faith and doubtsacrifice and redemptionhumanization of religious figures
Translations
  • The Narrow Path (English translation)

Bibliography

  • Ba-Mishcol Ha-Tsar (1937)

Translations of Works

  • The Narrow Path — English translation (date of translation unknown)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Epic and historical prose in HebrewPsychological portrayal of religious figures
Recurring Motifs
faith and doubtsacrificethe path as metaphor

Legacy

Kabak is known in modern Hebrew literature for humanizing religious figures and was awarded the Bialik Prize in 1943. His The Narrow Path has attracted academic interest for its distinctive depiction of Jesus in Hebrew literature.

In Popular Culture

  • The Narrow Path is sometimes cited in studies of representations of Jesus within Hebrew literature.

Trivia

  • Born in Smorgon (now in Belarus).
  • Published Ba-Mishcol Ha-Tsar (The Narrow Path) in 1937.
  • Received the Bialik Prize in 1943.