Prix Médicis
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1981) Winner
David Shahar
だうぃっど・しゃはる
David Shahar
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-06-17 （Jerusalem）
- Died
- 1997-04-02 （Paris） age 70
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Orthodox Judaism
- Residence History
- Jerusalem → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- writer, translator, editor
- Active Years
- 1955-1997
- Influenced By
- Marcel Proust
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew University | — | — | — | — | Israel |
Hebrew University
Country:
Israel
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Agnon Prize | — | — | — | win |
| 1981 | Prix Médicis étranger | — | — | — | win |
| — | Bialik Prize | — | — | — | win |
| — | Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works | — | — | — | win |
| — | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commander) | — | — | — | win |
Agnon Prize
1973
Result:
win
Prix Médicis étranger
1981
Result:
win
Bialik Prize
Result:
win
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
Result:
win
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commander)
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (1984) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Palace of Shattered Vessels
1968 NovelsMulti-volume historical saga depicting old Jerusalem
memoryidentityJerusalem
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- Concerning Dreams (1955)
- Caesar (1960)
- The Fortune Teller (1966)
- The Death of the Little God (1970)
- The Pope’s Moustache (1971)
- Moon of Honey and Gold (1959)
- Riki’s Secret (1960)
- Summer in the Street of the Prophets (1969)
- A Voyage to Ur of the Chaldees (1971)
- The Day of the Countess (1976)
- His Majesty’s Agent (1979)
- Nin-Gal (1983)
- Day of the Ghosts (1986)
- A Tammuz Night’s Dream (1988)
- Nights of Lutetia (1991)
- On Candles and Winds (1994)
Translations by Author
- Selected Scandinavian Stories (1953)
- Selected Japanese Stories (1957)
- Napoleon's Letters
- Zen Wisdom (1971)
- The Power and the Glory (1991)
Translations of Works
- News from Jerusalem: Stories (1973)
- The Palace of Shattered Vessels (1975)
- His Majesty's Agent (1980)
- Summer in the Street of the Prophets; and, A Voyage to Ur of the Chaldees (1988)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistProustian
- Recurring Motifs
- depiction of Jerusalemmemory and identity
Legacy
Israeli writer best known for his depiction of old Jerusalem in The Palace of Shattered Vessels, regarded as an Israeli Proust.
Quotes
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[Shahar's] depiction of Jerusalem during the British Mandate period...
Source: Shattered vessels: memory, identity, and creation in the work of David Shahar (2004)
Trivia
- Born to a pious ultra-orthodox Jewish family.
- Studied at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- Married to medieval historian Shulamith Shahar.
- One son is sinologist Meir Shahar.