Sapir Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2018) Winner
Etgar Keret
エトガー・ケレット
Etgar Keret
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-08-20 （Ramat Gan, Israel）
- Nationality
- Israeli, Polish
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Residence History
- Tel Aviv, Israel
Career
- Occupations
- writer, screenwriter, short story writer, graphic novelist
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Influenced By
- Kurt Vonnegut, Franz Kafka, William Faulkner, Coen brothers, Terry Gilliam
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | — | — | — | — | Israel |
| Tel Aviv University (Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Programme) | — | — | — | — | Israel |
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Country:
Israel
Tel Aviv University (Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Programme)
Country:
Israel
Studied in the Adi Lautman interdisciplinary programme for outstanding students
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Prime Minister's Prize for Literature | — | — | Government of Israel | 受賞 |
| — | Ministry of Culture Cinema Prize | — | — | Ministry of Culture (Israel) | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Alternative Theater Festival First Prize | Entebbe: A Musical | — | Alternative Theater Festival, Akko | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Israel Film Academy Award | Malka Lev Adom (Skin Deep) | — | Israel Film Academy | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Munich International Festival of Film Schools - First Prize | Malka Lev Adom (Skin Deep) | — | Munich International Festival of Film Schools | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Camera d'Or | Jellyfish | — | Cannes Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 2008 | JQ Wingate Prize | Missing Kissinger | — | JQ Wingate Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) | — | — | Ministry of Culture (France) | 受章 |
| 2016 | Charles Bronfman Prize | — | — | The Charles Bronfman Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Sapir Prize for Literature | Takalah be-Katzeh ha-Galaksiya (Fly Already) | — | Sapir Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | National Jewish Book Award | Fly Already | フィクション | Jewish Book Council | 受賞 |
Prime Minister's Prize for Literature
Organization:
Government of Israel
Result:
受賞
Ministry of Culture Cinema Prize
Organization:
Ministry of Culture (Israel)
Result:
受賞
Alternative Theater Festival First Prize
1993
Work:
Entebbe: A Musical
Organization:
Alternative Theater Festival, Akko
Result:
受賞
Israel Film Academy Award
1996
Work:
Malka Lev Adom (Skin Deep)
Organization:
Israel Film Academy
Result:
受賞
Munich International Festival of Film Schools - First Prize
1996
Work:
Malka Lev Adom (Skin Deep)
Organization:
Munich International Festival of Film Schools
Result:
受賞
Camera d'Or
2007
Work:
Jellyfish
Organization:
Cannes Film Festival
Result:
受賞
JQ Wingate Prize
2008
Work:
Missing Kissinger
Organization:
JQ Wingate Foundation
Result:
受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier)
2010
Organization:
Ministry of Culture (France)
Result:
受章
Charles Bronfman Prize
2016
Organization:
The Charles Bronfman Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Sapir Prize for Literature
2018
Work:
Takalah be-Katzeh ha-Galaksiya (Fly Already)
Organization:
Sapir Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
National Jewish Book Award
2019
Work:
Fly Already
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pipelines (Tzinorot)
1992 short storiesEarly collection of short stories; initially received little attention.
absurdity of everyday lifehumorloneliness
Missing Kissinger
1994 short stories (very short fiction)A collection of very short stories that brought Keret broad attention.
black humorhuman absurdity
Kneller's Happy Campers
1998 short storiesIncludes the title story about a young man who kills himself and searches for love in the afterlife.
life and deathlovehumor and pathos
Adaptations
- [film] Wristcutters: A Love Story / Goran Dukić (2006)
- [graphic novel] Pizzeria Kamikaze (2006)
Anihu (Cheap Moon)
2002 short story collectionCollection of short stories, several translated into English.
familycontemporary Israeli society
Suddenly a Knock at the Door
2012 short story collectionA collection of more recent short stories, including experimental pieces.
absurdityhumorviolence and the everyday
Fly Already (Takalah be-Katzeh ha-Galaksiya)
2019 short story collectionShort-story collection published in English in 2019; includes the book that won the Sapir Prize.
humorexistential crisisfamily relationships
Translations
- Bulgarian translation (2020)
- English translation (Fly Already)
Bibliography
- Pipelines (Tzinorot)
- Missing Kissinger
- Kneller's Happy Campers
- Anihu / Cheap Moon
- Suddenly a Knock at the Door
- Fly Already
- The Seven Good Years: A Memoir
Adaptations
- Wristcutters: A Love Story (film, 2006)
- Jellyfish (film, 2007, Camera d'Or)
- $9.99 (stop-motion film, 2009)
- Pizzeria Kamikaze (graphic novel, 2006)
- Short film Glue (based on 'Crazy Glue')
Translations of Works
- Bulgarian translation of Fly Already (2020)
- Numerous works translated into English and many other languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, colloquial proseblack humorallegorical and surreal elements
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessabsurdity of everyday lifefamily historyboundaries between life and death
Legacy
Etgar Keret is credited with revitalizing the short story form in Israel; his work has been widely translated and adapted into films, and he is influential for combining humor and the absurd.
In Popular Culture
- Several short stories adapted into films/short films and screened/awarded at international film festivals
Trivia
- When he won the Sapir Prize in 2018 he chose Yiddish as the paid translation language for the winning book, the first time an author selected that language in the prize's history.