Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1933) Winner
Devorah Baron
デヴォラ・バロン
Devorah Baron
Aliases:
Dvora Baron / דבורה ברון
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1887-12-04 （Uzda, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire）
- Died
- 1956-08-20 （Tel Aviv, Israel） age 68
- Nationality
- Russian Empire (Jewish origin), Israel
- Languages
- Modern Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Uzda (birthplace) → Vilnius (Vilna) (active period) → Neve Tzedek (Tel Aviv) → Egypt (deportation under Ottoman authorities)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Short story writer, Translator, Editor, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1902-1956
- Affiliations
- Ha-Po'el ha-Za'ir (literary editor)
- Memberships
- Hebrew Writers Association (associated)
- Influenced By
- Mendele Mocher Sforim, Gustave Flaubert
- Influenced
- Modern Israeli women writers, Generation of Modern Hebrew short story writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | Russian Empire |
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Year of Graduation:
1907
Country:
Russian Empire
Completed high school and received a teaching credential in 1907
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Bialik Prize (Literature) | — | — | Bialik Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1944 | Rupin Prize | — | — | Rupin Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Brenner Prize (Literature) | — | — | Brenner Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize (Literature)
1934
Organization:
Bialik Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Rupin Prize
1944
Organization:
Rupin Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Brenner Prize (Literature)
1951
Organization:
Brenner Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The First Day and Other Stories
2001 Short story collectionA selection of stories spanning early to late work, focusing on Jewish tradition, exile, and women's issues.
ExileNostalgiaWomen's isolationJewish tradition
Chapters (Parashiyyot)
1951 Short story collectionA late collection containing stories depicting the world seen from the window of an invalid's room and other reflective pieces.
Illness and isolationIntrospectionCollective memory
The Exiles (Ha-Golim)
1970 Novellas/Short storiesA collection including novellas and short stories dealing with exile and life in foreign lands; some pieces were published posthumously.
ExileLoss of homelandImmigrant life
Bibliography
- Stories, Davar, 1927 (Sipurim)
- Hiding (story), Omanut, 1930 (Gniza)
- Small Things (stories), Omanut, 1933 (Ktanot)
- What Has Been (stories), Davar, 1939 (Ma She-Haya)
- For the Time Being (stories), Am Oved, 1943 (Le-Et Ata)
- From Over There (stories), Am Oved, 1946 (Mi-Sham)
- The Brickmaker (stories), Am Oved, 1947 (Ha-Laban)
- Sunbeams (stories), Am Oved, 1949 (Shavririm)
- Chapters (Parashiyyot), Bialik Institute, 1951
- Links (stories), Am Oved, 1953 (Chuliyot)
- From Yesterday (stories), Am Oved, 1955 (Me-Emesh)
- The Exiles (two novellas), Am Oved, 1970 (Ha-Golim)
- The First Day and Other Stories. Translated by Naomi Seidman and Chana Kronfeld. Berkeley: 2001
Translations by Author
- Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary — Hebrew translation
Translations of Works
- The First Day and Other Stories. Translated by Naomi Seidman and Chana Kronfeld, 2001
- The Thorny Path and Other Stories, trans. Joseph Shachter, 1969
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narration grounded in deep knowledge of Jewish textual sourcesLyrical and poetic descriptionsShort fiction technique with attention to detail
- Recurring Motifs
- Exile and nostalgiaShtetl lifeWomen's isolation and interiorityReligious and cultural tradition
Health
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Unknown (became ill and debilitated in later years)晩年Avoided leaving her home and lived reclusively, though she continued to write
Legacy
Devorah Baron is regarded as the first modern Hebrew woman writer and a significant influence on the development of Modern Hebrew short fiction. She was an early recipient of the Bialik Prize and later won the Rupin and Brenner Prizes. She is commemorated by places named after her in Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion.
Museums
- (No dedicated museum)
Academic Societies
- Studies around the Hebrew Writers Association
- Jewish literature research groups
Archives
- Hebrew literature archives (details not specified)
In Popular Culture
- Her grave in Trumpeldor Cemetery, Tel Aviv
- A garden named after her in Tel Aviv (Dvora Baron Garden)
- A street named for her in Rishon LeZion
Quotes
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Her stories are "animated by a deep empathy for the weak and the innocent."
Source: Rachel Shazar (commentary in Encyclopaedia Judaica) (2007)
Trivia
- Published her first stories in the Hebrew newspaper Ha-Melitz at age 14.
- Appears as the only woman in a 1909 photograph of writers in Vilna.
- Lived reclusively in later years and rarely left her home, reportedly hardly attending even her husband's funeral.
- Translated Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary into Hebrew.