Bialik Prize
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Edition 53 (1985) Winner
Hanoch Bartov
ハノフ・バルトフ
Hanoch Bartov
Aliases:
Hanoch Helfgott
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-08-13 （Petah Tikva, Mandatory Palestine）
- Died
- 2016-12-13 age 90
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Petah Tikva → Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh → Jerusalem → London (served as cultural advisor)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1945-2016
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem | — | Jewish and General History | — | — | Israel |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jewish and General History
Country:
Israel
Studied Jewish and general history after World War II.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Bialik Prize | — | 文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Agnon Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Israel Prize | — | 文学 | Government of Israel | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize
1985
Category:
文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality
Result:
受賞
Agnon Prize
2006
Result:
受賞
Israel Prize
2010
Category:
文学
Organization:
Government of Israel
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Brigade (Pitzei Bagrut)
1965 Historical novel / War literatureA fictionalized account of the Jewish Brigade's operations, based on the author's wartime and postwar experiences and contacts with survivors.
WarMemoryAftermath of the HolocaustSoldiers' perspective
Translations
- The Brigade (English translation)
Everyone Had Six Wings (Shesh Kenafaim Le-Echad)
1954 NovelA novel depicting facets of Israeli society, dealing with relationships between individuals and the community.
CommunityIndividualSociety
Translations
- Everyone Had Six Wings (English translation)
An Israeli at the Court of St. James (Arba Yisraelim Be-Hatzer Saint James)
1969 Non-fiction / MemoirBased on his experiences during his time in the UK.
DiplomacyCultural exchangeMemoir
Translations
- An Israeli at the Court of St. James (English translation)
Whose Little Boy Are You? (Shel Mi Ata Yeled)
1970 NovelA work that raises questions about family and belonging.
FamilyIdentity
Translations
- Whose Little Boy Are You? (English translation)
Dado, 48 years 20 days
1978 BiographyA biography of Israeli military figure David Elazar (Dado).
MilitaryBiography
Translations
- Dado, 48 years 20 days (English translation)
Bibliography
- The Brigade
- Everyone Had Six Wings
- An Israeli at the Court of St. James
- Whose Little Boy Are You?
- Dado, 48 years 20 days
Translations of Works
- Pitzei Bagrut → The Brigade (English translation)
- Shesh Kenafaim Le-Echad → Everyone Had Six Wings (English translation)
- Dado (Hebrew) → Dado, 48 years 20 days (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealisticIncorporation of historical/documentary elementsObservational, documentary-like description
- Recurring Motifs
- War and memoryContact with Holocaust survivorsSoldiers' perspective and traumaRelationship between community and individual
Legacy
Hanoch Bartov was an important Israeli author and journalist known for works addressing wartime experiences and the aftermath of the Holocaust. He received major honors including the Bialik Prize (1985), the Agnon Prize (2006), and the Israel Prize for literature (2010).
Trivia
- Birth name was Hanoch Helfgott.
- Enlisted in 1943 in the Palestine Regiment of the British Army and served in the Jewish Brigade as a medic.
- His work The Brigade is a fictionalized account of the Jewish Brigade's activities.
- Received the Israel Prize for literature in 2010.
- Several works were translated into English and reached an international readership.