John Glassco Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2000) Winner
Chava Rosenfarb
チャヴァ・ローゼンファルブ
Chava Rosenfarb
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1923-02-09 （Łódź, Poland）
- Died
- 2011-01-30 （Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada） age 87
- Nationality
- Polish, Canadian
- Languages
- Yiddish
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Łódź, Poland → Montreal, Canada → Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- Author, poet
- Active Years
- 1947-2011
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Itzik Manger Prize | — | — | Israel | winner |
| — | Canadian Jewish Book Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | John Glassco Prize for Literary Translation | — | — | — | winner |
Itzik Manger Prize
Organization:
Israel
Result:
winner
Canadian Jewish Book Award
Result:
winner
John Glassco Prize for Literary Translation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
-
Edition 17 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Tree of Life
1972 novelA three-volume novel detailing her experiences in the Łódź Ghetto.
HolocaustGhetto lifeSurvival
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- The ballad of yesterday's forest (1947)
- The song of the Jewish waiter Abram
- Ghetto and other poems
- Out of Paradise
- The Bird of the Ghetto (1966)
- The Tree of Life (1972)
- Letters to Abrasha
- Bociany (2000)
- Of Lodz and Love (2000)
- Survivors: Seven Short Stories (2005)
Adaptations
- The Bird of the Ghetto play
Translations by Author
- Self-translated poetry to English
Translations of Works
- The Tree of Life English translation
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Yiddish literary traditionHolocaust narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- Ghetto lifeSurvival and lossJewish identity
Health
-
Typhus fever1945年4月Nearly fatal illness.
Legacy
Major contributor to post-WWII Yiddish literature, Holocaust survivor.
Trivia
- Married to Henry Morgentaler, famous Canadian abortion activist.
- Daughter Goldie Morgentaler is a translator of her works.