Nelly Sachs Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1991) Winner
David Grossman
だうぃど・ぐろすまん
Daidu Gurosuman
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-01-25 （Jerusalem）
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Residence History
- Jerusalem, Israel → Mevasseret Zion, Israel
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist, radio presenter
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Influenced By
- Sholem Aleichem
- Influenced
- Amos Oz
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | — | Department of Philosophy and Theater | — | — | Israel |
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Department of Philosophy and Theater
Country:
Israel
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Israel Prize | — | 文学 | State of Israel | winner |
| 2017 | Man Booker International Prize | A Horse Walks Into a Bar | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Peace Prize of the German Book Trade | — | — | — | winner |
| 2004 | Bialik Prize | — | 文学 | — | winner |
| 2001 | Sapir Prize | Someone to Run With | — | — | winner |
Israel Prize
2018
Category:
文学
Organization:
State of Israel
Result:
winner
Man Booker International Prize
2017
Work:
A Horse Walks Into a Bar
Result:
winner
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
2010
Result:
winner
Bialik Prize
2004
Category:
文学
Result:
winner
Sapir Prize
2001
Work:
Someone to Run With
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Sapir Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2001) Winner
Bialik Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 72 (2004) Winner
Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2004) Winner
Prix Médicis
1 appearances
St. Louis Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 47 (2015) Winner
International Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2017) Winner
Heinrich Heine Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Horse Walks Into a Bar
2014 NovelA comedian recounts his traumatic past in a stand-up routine.
traumawaridentity
Translations
- English (trans. Jessica Cohen)
To the End of the Land
2008 NovelA mother embarks on a journey to avoid bad news about her son.
lossfamilyIsraeli-Palestinian conflict
Translations
- English (trans. Jessica Cohen)
See Under: Love
1986 NovelA boy's story intertwining Holocaust memory and imagination.
Holocaustimaginationchildhood
Adaptations
- [Film] The Book of Intimate Grammar / Nir Bergman (2005)
Translations
- English
Adaptations
- The Smile of the Lamb (film)
- Someone to Run With (film)
- The Zigzag Kid (film)
Translations of Works
- Translated into more than 30 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poeticpsychologically rich
- Recurring Motifs
- lossfamilypolitics
Legacy
Prominent Israeli author internationally acclaimed, known for peace activism.
Trivia
- Son Uri killed in 2006 Lebanon War.
- Won national contest on Sholem Aleichem at age 9.