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Maya Bejerano

マヤ・ベジェラーノ

Maya Bejerano

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1949 （Kibbutz Eilon, Israel）
Nationality
Israeli
Languages
Hebrew
Residence History
Kibbutz Eilon (birthplace), Israel

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
1978-

Education

Bar-Ilan University
Faculty of Humanities / Literature and Philosophy
Degree: B.A.
Country: Israel
Hebrew University
Library Science / Library Sciences
Degree: M.A.
Country: Israel

Awards

ACUM literary award
2010
Organization: ACUM (Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers in Israel)
Result: 受賞
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
1986
Organization: Prime Minister's Office (Israel)
Result: 受賞
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
1994
Organization: Prime Minister's Office (Israel)
Result: 受賞
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
1996
Organization: Prime Minister's Office (Israel)
Result: 受賞
Bialik Prize
2002
Organization: Tel Aviv municipality (Bialik Prize committee)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bat Ya'ana (Ostrich)

1978 Poetry

Early collection of poems focusing on bodily sensation and everyday imagery.

BodyEveryday lifeImagery

Ha-Hom Ve-Ha-Kor (The Heat and the Cold)

1981 Poetry

A collection exploring contrasting sensations and relationships.

ContrastSensationRelationships

Ibud Netunim 52 (Data Processing 52)

1983 Poetry

Poems that include fragmented perspectives on technology and a data-driven world.

TechnologyFragmentationContemporary society

Shirat ha-Tziporim (The Song of the Birds)

1985 Poetry

Works that question existence and voice through images of nature and birds.

NatureVoiceExistence

Kol (Voice)

1987 Poetry

A collection exploring the function of words and voice poetically.

LanguageVoiceExpression

Leviatan (Whale)

1990 Poetry

A poetry collection using grand imagery and metaphors of existence.

MetaphorExistenceNature

Ha-Simla Ha-Kehula Ve-Sochen Ha-Bituach (The Blue Dress and the Insurance Agent)

1992 Stories & Play

A volume of stories and a play where the everyday intersects with the uncanny.

Everyday lifeAbsurdityHuman relationships

Mizmorei Iyov (The Hymns of Job)

1993 Poetry

Poems that borrow biblical imagery to poetically question existence and suffering.

Religious motifsSufferingExistence
Translations
  • The Hymns of Job and Other Poems, translated by Tsipi Keller, BOA Editions (English)

Anaseh Laga`at Be-Tabur Bitni (Trying to Touch My Belly Button)

1998 Poetry

A witty yet incisive collection about the body and self-awareness.

BodySelf-awarenessHumor

Tedarim (Frequencies)

2005 Poetry

An experimental collection dealing with voice, time, and repetition.

TimeRepetitionVoice

Madrich Taiarim Ba-Ir Zara (A Tour Guide in a Foreign City)

2007 Short stories

A short story collection depicting otherness and urban landscapes.

OthernessCityMovement

Hitorarti be- Merkazu sel Ha- Alachsun (Waking at the Heart of the Diagonal)

2009 Poetry

A recent collection that foregrounds displacements of space and perspective.

SpacePerspectiveDisplacement

Bibliography

  • Bat Ya`ana (Ostrich), 1978
  • Ha-Hom Ve-Ha-Kor (The Heat and the Cold), 1981
  • Ibud Netunim 52 (Data Processing 52), 1983
  • Shirat ha-Tziporim (The Song of the Birds), 1985
  • Kol (Voice), 1987
  • Retzef Ha-Shirim 1972-1986 (Selected Poems), 1987
  • Leviatan (Whale), 1990
  • Ha-Simla Ha-Kehula Ve-Sochen Ha-Bituach (The Blue Dress and the Insurance Agent), 1992
  • Mizmorei Iyov (The Hymns of Job), 1993
  • Ha-Perah Ha-Sakran (The Curious Flower), 1993
  • Anaseh Laga`at Be-Tabur Bitni (Trying to Touch My Belly Button), 1998
  • Tedarim (Frequencies), 2005
  • Madrich Taiarim Ba-Ir Zara (A Tour Guide in a Foreign City), 2007
  • Hitorarti be- Merkazu sel Ha- Alachsun (Waking at the Heart of the Diagonal), 2009

Translations of Works

  • The Hymns of Job and Other Poems, translated by Tsipi Keller, BOA Editions, 2008

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Symbolic and experimental poetic styleImage-driven, fragmentary expression
Recurring Motifs
BodyBirds and natureReligious imageryMemory and time

Legacy

Regarded as one of the prominent contemporary Israeli poets, recipient of multiple major literary awards, and has been translated and introduced internationally.

Trivia

  • Recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works in 1986, 1994 and 1996.
  • Awarded the Bialik Prize in 2002.
  • Received the ACUM literary award in 2010.
  • English translation 'The Hymns of Job and Other Poems' published by BOA Editions in 2008.