Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1971) Winner
Amir Gilboa
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Amir Gilboa
Aliases:
Berl Feldmann / אמיר גלבע
Pen Names:
Amir Gilboa（Pen name used for poetic and literary work）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-09-25 （Radziwillow (now Radyvyliv), Volhynia, Ukraine）
- Died
- 1984-09-02 （Petah Tikva, Israel (died at Beilinson Hospital)） age 66
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Mandate Palestine / Israel (after immigration) → Tel Aviv (residence / base of activity) → Petah Tikva (late life, place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet
- Active Years
- 1937-1984
- Influenced By
- Avraham Shlonsky, Natan Alterman
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Bialik Prize | — | 文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Israel Prize | Hebrew poetry | ヘブライ詩 | Israel Prize committee | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize
1971
Category:
文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality
Result:
受賞
Israel Prize
1982
Work:
Hebrew poetry
Category:
ヘブライ詩
Organization:
Israel Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sheva Reshuyot (Seven Domains)
1949 PoetryA poetry collection about wartime experiences, reflecting his experiences in World War II and Israel's War of Independence.
warmemoryidentity
Early Morning Songs
1953 PoetryA poetry collection published in the 1950s that helped establish Gilboa's reputation as a leading poet.
linguistic experimentationtradition and innovation
I Wanted to Write the Lips of Sleepers
1968 PoetryA collection devoted to the act of writing poetry and the poet's feelings, addressing consciousness of language and the struggles of composition.
creationpoet's self-awarenesslanguage
Bibliography
- Sheva Reshuyot (1949)
- Early Morning Songs (1953)
- I Wanted to Write the Lips of Sleepers (1968)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Early work uses archaic, biblical-influenced Hebrew; later work becomes more colloquial with abundant rhymes, wordplay and satirical commentary.
- Recurring Motifs
- war and memorylanguage and the act of poetryidentitysatire
Health
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Ischemic heart disease晩年Died in 1984 due to complications related to ischemic heart disease
Legacy
Regarded as one of the leading 20th-century Hebrew poets, Gilboa left an important mark on Israeli literature through poems rooted in wartime experience and linguistic experimentation. He received the Bialik Prize (1971) and the Israel Prize (1982).
Museums
- Amir Gilboa Memorial (plaque / commemorations) Tel Aviv (memorial plaque on his former home)
Archives
- Holdings and bibliographic records present in the National Library of Israel and international authority datasets
Trivia
- Born Berl Feldmann.
- Immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1937.
- Served in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army during World War II.
- Fought in Israel's 1948 War of Independence.
- Received the Bialik Prize in 1971 and the Israel Prize (for Hebrew poetry) in 1982.