Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 61 (1993) Winner
David Avidan
デイヴィッド・アヴィダン
David Avidan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-02-21 （Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine）
- Died
- 1995-05-11 （Tel Aviv, Israel） age 61
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew, English
- Residence History
- Tel Aviv (primary residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Painter, Filmmaker, Publicist, Playwright
- Active Years
- 1952-1995
- Influenced By
- Alexander Penn, Avraham Shlonsky, Nathan Alterman, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Gabriel Moked
- Influenced
- Yona Wallach, Subsequent Israeli avant-garde poets and artists
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalva Gymnasium | — | — | — | 〜1952 | Mandatory Palestine / Israel |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | — | Literature and Philosophy (studied) | — | 1952–1954 | Israel |
Shalva Gymnasium
Period:
〜1952
Country:
Mandatory Palestine / Israel
Attended secondary school (gymnasium)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Literature and Philosophy (studied)
Period:
1952–1954
Country:
Israel
Studied briefly (1952–1954). Degree information unknown.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bialik Prize | — | ヘブライ文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality | 受賞（共同受賞：アマリア・カハナ＝カルモンと） |
Bialik Prize
1993
Category:
ヘブライ文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality
Result:
受賞（共同受賞：アマリア・カハナ＝カルモンと）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Lipless Faucets
1954 PoetryEarly poetry collection; provocative pieces that received mixed critical reactions.
Avant-gardeLanguage playSelf-expression
Personal Problems
1957 PoetryA poetry collection addressing personal and existential themes.
Existential anxietyIndividuality
Subtotal
1960 PoetryWorks that intensified his experimental sense of language.
Expansion of languageFuture-oriented
Pressure Poems
1962 PoetryPoems dealing with social and personal pressures.
Social critiquePressure
Something for Someone
1964 PoetryA collection including references to relationships and others.
OthernessCommunication
A Book of Possibilities – Poems and More
1985 Poetry and moreA later major work including poetry, essays and other forms.
PossibilityCross-media expressionThe future
Bibliography
- Lipless Faucets, 1954
- Personal Problems, 1957
- Subtotal, 1960
- Pressure Poems, 1962
- Something for Someone, 1964
- A Book of Possibilities – Poems and More, 1985
Adaptations
- Film 'Message from the Future' (wrote, directed and starred)
Translations by Author
- Self-translations of his poems into English
Translations of Works
- Futureman (Selected Poems, translated into English, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Avant-garde poetryFuturist expressionLinguistic experimentationProvocative performance
- Recurring Motifs
- Expansion of linguistic boundaries (neologisms)The future and technologyUrban life (especially Tel Aviv)Poetic persona (dramatic self-expression)
Health
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Asthma幼少期から生涯にわたってSuffered choking attacks associated with asthma throughout his life; affected daily life and creative work.
Legacy
Although controversial during his life, his reputation has risen posthumously; he is regarded as a major avant-garde Hebrew poet, influencing many poets and artists and remaining read internationally through selected editions and translations.
Museums
- David Avidan Archive (Heksherim Institute) Be'er Sheva, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Heksherim Institute)
Archives
- Archive at the Heksherim Institute, Ben-Gurion University
In Popular Culture
- The English translation 'Futureman' (2017) contributed to renewed international attention.
- His avant-garde and provocative public persona continues to influence Israeli culture.
Quotes
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"Not only a poet, but a being of intelligence," (as he put it)
Source: Biography/critical overview (1995)
Trivia
- His gravestone is engraved with a short poem 'Adamila' (a neologism combining 'man' and 'word').
- In youth he joined the communist youth movement Banki.
- Experienced financial difficulties late in life and deterioration of mental condition.