Bialik Prize
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Edition 70 (2002) Winner
Haim Be'er
ハイム・ベア
Haim Be'er
Aliases:
Haim Rachlevsky / חיים באר
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-02-09 （Jerusalem）
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Orthodox Judaism
- Residence History
- Geula, Jerusalem → Be'er Sheva (Ben-Gurion University affiliation)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, editor, professor of Hebrew literature
- Active Years
- 1963-
- Affiliations
- Am Oved publishing house (editor, editorial board member), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (teaches Hebrew literature)
- Influenced By
- Mendele Mocher Sforim, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Yosef Haim Brenner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma'aleh (state religious high school) | — | — | — | — | Israel |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem (honorary doctorate) | — | — | 名誉博士 | — | Israel |
Ma'aleh (state religious high school)
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Israel
Religious state high school attended before military service
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (honorary doctorate)
Degree:
名誉博士
Year of Graduation:
2022
Country:
Israel
Awarded an honorary doctorate in 2022
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category) | Notzot (Feathers) | オリジナル・ヘブライ小説 | Bernstein Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Kugel Prize (Holon Municipality) | — | 文学 | Municipality of Holon (Kugel Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Bialik Prize (for literature) | — | 文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize) | 共同受賞 |
| 2013 | Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works | — | 詩 | Prime Minister's Office (literary grant) | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Ramat Gan Prize for Literature (prose) | El Makom Sheharuakh Holekh (Back from Heavenly Lake / To Where the Wind Goes) | 散文 | Ramat Gan Municipality | 受賞 |
| 2017 | The Agnon Prize for the Art of Prose | — | 物語の芸術 | Agnon Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Honorary Doctorate (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) | — | 名誉学位 | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | 授与 |
Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category)
1980
Work:
Notzot (Feathers)
Category:
オリジナル・ヘブライ小説
Organization:
Bernstein Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Kugel Prize (Holon Municipality)
2000
Category:
文学
Organization:
Municipality of Holon (Kugel Prize)
Result:
受賞
Bialik Prize (for literature)
2002
Category:
文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize)
Result:
共同受賞
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
2013
Category:
詩
Organization:
Prime Minister's Office (literary grant)
Result:
受賞
Ramat Gan Prize for Literature (prose)
2013
Work:
El Makom Sheharuakh Holekh (Back from Heavenly Lake / To Where the Wind Goes)
Category:
散文
Organization:
Ramat Gan Municipality
Result:
受賞
The Agnon Prize for the Art of Prose
2017
Category:
物語の芸術
Organization:
Agnon Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
2022
Category:
名誉学位
Organization:
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Notzot (Feathers)
1979 novelA collection including short stories/novella exploring youth and inner life; sensitive portrayals of aspects of Israeli society.
Jewish identityreligion and secularismmemory
Translations
- English translation: Feathers (2004)
Havalim (The Pure Element of Time)
1998 novelA novel dealing with time, memory and personal history; explores the sense of time in a philosophical and poetic style.
timememorypersonal history
Translations
- English translation: The Pure Element of Time (2003)
El Makom Sheharuakh Holekh (Back from Heavenly Lake / To Where the Wind Goes)
2010 novel (mystical / religious themes)A mystical tale about a Hasidic rebbe who travels to Tibet and Nepal; juxtaposes Jewish tradition with Eastern spiritual experience.
religiosityjourneymysticism
Lifnei Hamakom (Upon a Certain Place)
2007 short stories / novelA collection that uses place and memory to explore characters' psyches.
placememoryindividual narratives
Bibliography
- Sha`ashu`ei Yom Yom (Day to Day Delights, poems, 1970)
- Notzot (1979)
- Et ha-Zamir (1987)
- Gam Ahavatam Gam Sinatam (Their Love and Their Hate: relationships, 1993)
- Havalim (1998)
- Lifnei Hamakom (2007)
- El Makom Sheharuakh Holekh (2010)
- Halomoteihem he-Hadashim (2014)
- Be-Hazara me-Emek Refa'im (2018)
- Masa Dilugim (2019)
- Tzel yado (2021)
Translations of Works
- Feathers (English translation, 2004) — translation of Notzot
- The Pure Element of Time (English translation, 2003) — translation of Havalim
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic and precise prose restrained humor and narrative voicejuxtaposition of religious tradition and everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- religious leaders (rebbe)journey and pilgrimagetime and memoryJewish tradition
Legacy
Haim Be'er is one of the leading figures in contemporary Hebrew literature, highly regarded for blending religious tradition with modern society. He has received multiple major literary awards and exerts significant academic and cultural influence.
Trivia
- Served in the IDF army rabbinate and wrote for the army newspaper Mahanayim.
- Worked for many years at Am Oved publishing house as an editor; all his books have been published by Am Oved.
- Wrote a weekly column titled 'Memoirs of a Bookworm' for ten years.
- Received an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2022.