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Ephraim Kishon

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Ephraim Kishon

別名: Ferenc Hoffmann / Franz Kishunt
ペンネーム: Ferenc HoffmannBirth name (Hungary), Franz KishuntSignature used in post-war Hungary, Ephraim KishonHebraicized name used publicly in Israel

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1924-08-23 (Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary)
死没
2005-01-29 (Appenzell, Switzerland) 80歳
国籍
Hungary, Israel
言語
Hebrew, Hungarian, German, English
宗教
Judaism
居住地歴
Israel (Haifa, Tel Aviv, etc.) → Switzerland (Appenzell)

経歴

職業
Author, Satirist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Film director, Columnist
活動期間
1945年〜2004年
ノミネート
Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film) nomination — Sallah Shabati, Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film) nomination — The Policeman (Ha-Shoter Azoulay)

学歴

Metalwork / Art history
期間: 1942-1948
卒業年: 1948
国: Hungary
Studied jewelry making, metal sculpturing and art history. Exact institution name unclear in provided sources.

受賞歴

Nordau Prize (Literature)
1953
結果: 受賞
Sokolov Prize for Journalism
1958
主催: Sokolov Prize committee
結果: 受賞
Kinor David (David's Harp) Prize
1964
結果: 受賞
Herzl Award (for Hungarian Jewry)
1970
部門: 文学
結果: 受賞
Bialik Prize (Hebrew literature)
1998
部門: ヘブライ文学
主催: Tel Aviv Municipality
結果: 共同受賞
Israel Prize (lifetime achievement)
2002
部門: 社会及び国家への特別な貢献
主催: State of Israel
結果: 受賞
Golden Globe Award (Best Foreign Language Film)
1964
対象作品: Sallah Shabati
部門: 映画(外国語)
主催: Hollywood Foreign Press Association
結果: 受賞
Golden Globe Award (Best Foreign Language Film)
1972
対象作品: The Policeman (Ha-Shoter Azoulay)
部門: 映画(外国語)
主催: Hollywood Foreign Press Association
結果: 受賞
Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film) — Nomination
1965
対象作品: Sallah Shabati
部門: 映画(外国語)
主催: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
結果: ノミネート
Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film) — Nomination
1972
対象作品: The Policeman (Ha-Shoter Azoulay)
部門: 映画(外国語)
主催: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
結果: ノミネート

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Ha-ole Ha-Yored le-Chayenu (The Pestering Immigrant)

1951年 Essay / Humor

A collection of satirical pieces about the experiences of new immigrants in Israel, dealing with resettlement, cultural clashes and bureaucracy.

ImmigrationHumorSocial satireIdentity

Sallah Shabati

1964年 Film (Comedy / Satire)

A comic satire on immigration and Israeli society, starring Chaim Topol. The film achieved international success and brought Kishon recognition as a filmmaker.

Immigration policySocial inequalityCritique through humor
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Sallah Shabati / Ephraim Kishon (1964)

The Policeman (Ha-Shoter Azoulay)

1971年 Film (Drama / Comedy)

The story of the elderly policeman Azoulay, a human drama with comedic elements. Internationally lauded, it won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award.

AlienationProfessional ethicsCharacter study
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Policeman (Ha-Shoter Azoulay) / Ephraim Kishon (1971)

Blaumilch Canal (The Big Dig)

1969年 Film (Satirical Comedy)

A satire on bureaucracy, exposing social absurdities through a municipality's overblown reaction to a lunatic's actions.

BureaucracySocial absurdityCollective psychology

全著作

  • Ha-ole Ha-Yored le-Chayenu (1951)
  • Thousand of Gadia and Gadia (1954)
  • Do Not Worry (1957)
  • Sketches (1959)
  • Sallah Shabati (1964, writer/director)
  • Blaumilch Canal (1969, writer/director)
  • The Policeman (1971, writer/director)
  • Partachia (2004)

翻案

  • Many plays and sketches translated and performed on stage and television worldwide

作品の翻訳

  • Works translated into 37 languages

作風・主題

文体
Sharp satire and humorConcise, direct proseDialogue-driven characterisation
頻出モチーフ
Bureaucracy and institutional absurdityImmigrant / newcomer perspectiveEveryday tragicomedy

健康

  • Cardiac arrest (fatal)
    2005-01-29
    Died from cardiac arrest at home in 2005. Public information about long-term chronic conditions is limited.

評価・遺産

Ephraim Kishon is one of Israel's leading satirists and filmmakers; his works have been widely translated and performed internationally. His humorous yet incisive critiques of bureaucracy and immigration continue to provoke discussion.

大衆文化への影響

  • Works translated into many languages and particularly popular in German-speaking countries.
  • Films Sallah Shabati and The Policeman are regarded as important works in Israeli cinema history.

引用

  • They made a mistake—they left one satirist alive.
    出典: From the book 'The Scapegoat'
  • I've won the Israel Prize, even though I'm pro-Israel. It's almost like a state pardon.
    出典: Comment upon receiving the Israel Prize in 2002 (2002年)

豆知識

  • Birth name: Ferenc Hoffmann.
  • Holocaust survivor; reportedly used chess skill to survive interactions with guards.
  • Works translated into 37 languages, especially popular in German-speaking countries.
  • Maintained a second home in Appenzell, Switzerland, later in life.
  • Won multiple Golden Globes and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.