Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (1982) Winner
Natan (Nathan) Zach
ナタン・ザッハ
Natan Zach
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-12-13 （Berlin, Germany）
- Died
- 2020-11-06 （Ramat Gan, Israel） age 89
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Haifa (settled with family) → England (1968–1979) → Tel Aviv (lecturing and work after return) → Ramat Gan (later years, assisted living)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Translator, University professor, Editor, Critic
- Active Years
- 1950-2020
- Affiliations
- University of Haifa (professor), Tel Aviv University (lecturer), Ohel Theatre (chair of repertoire board), Cameri Theatre (chair of repertoire board)
- Memberships
- Hebrew Writers Association in Israel (likely affiliation)
- Influenced By
- Henri Bergson (philosophy), Else Lasker-Schüler (poet; translated), Allen Ginsberg (poet; translated)
- Influenced
- Generation of modern Hebrew poets (post-1950s), Israeli poets and critics influenced by his style and editorial work
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Essex | Faculty of Humanities | Department of Comparative Literature | PhD | 1968–1979 | United Kingdom |
University of Essex
Faculty of Humanities
/ Department of Comparative Literature
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1968–1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United Kingdom
Completed PhD while living in England
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Bialik Prize | — | 文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize) | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Feronia Prize | — | — | Feronia Prize (Rome) | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Israel Prize | Hebrew poetry | 詩 | State of Israel (Israel Prize committee) | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize
1982
Category:
文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize)
Result:
受賞
Feronia Prize
1993
Organization:
Feronia Prize (Rome)
Result:
受賞
Israel Prize
1995
Work:
Hebrew poetry
Category:
詩
Organization:
State of Israel (Israel Prize committee)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
First Poems (Shirim Rishonim)
1955 PoetryA collection of early poems showing the sensibility of the young generation that emerged in post-statehood Israel.
language and expressionindividual and history
All the Milk and Honey
1966 PoetryA 1960s poetry collection including experiments with form and rhythm.
rhythmurban life
Time and Rhythm in Bergson and in Modern Poetry
1966 Essay / Literary criticismAn essay linking Bergson's thought with rhythm in modern poetry; an important text outlining Zach's poetics.
poetic theoryrhythm and time
The Static Element: Selected Poems of Natan Zach
1982 Poetry (selected poems, English translation)An English-language selected poems volume that introduced Zach to an international audience.
translation and transmissionuniversality and locality
Bibliography
- At Three (1953)
- First Poems (Shirim Rishonim) (1955)
- Other Poems (1960)
- All the Milk and Honey (1966)
- Time and Rhythm in Bergson and in Modern Poetry (1966)
- Theatre of the Absurd (1971) - London
- Book of Esther (1975) - London (free translation)
- Northeasterly (1979)
- Anti-erasure (1984)
- Dog and Bitch Poems (1990)
- Because I'm Around (1996)
- Death of My Mother (1997)
- Because Man is the Tree of the Field (1999)
- A Story About the Little People (2001)
- The Great Eagle (2001)
- The Bee Dvora (2001)
- The Nightingale No Longer Lives Here (2004)
- The Needle Monkey (2004)
- All the Songs and New Songs (2008)
- From Year to Year (2009)
- From the Place Where We Were Not to the Place Where We Will Not Be (2013)
- They Say It's Really Beautiful There (2016)
Translations by Author
- Hebrew translations of works by Else Lasker-Schüler
- Hebrew translations of poems by Allen Ginsberg
- Translations of German plays into Hebrew (for the stage)
Translations of Works
- The Static Element: Selected Poems of Natan Zach (English translation, 1982)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernist succinctnessconversational, rhythm-focused stylemulti-faceted including critical and essayistic writing
- Recurring Motifs
- rhythm and timelanguage and translationpersonal memory and historical context
Health
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Alzheimer's disease2010年代後半〜2020年（晩年）Progressive decline requiring assisted living; limited public and literary activity in final years
Legacy
Natan Zach was a major innovator in modern Hebrew poetry and, as poet, editor and translator, left a strong influence in Israel and abroad. Recipient of major literary awards including the Israel Prize, he contributed to international understanding of Hebrew literature.
Academic Societies
- Hebrew Writers Association in Israel (likely affiliation)
In Popular Culture
- 2010 TV remarks sparked controversy and a petition to remove his works from curricula; the petition was denied
Quotes
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"The one lot comes from the highest culture there is — Western European culture — and the other lot comes from the caves."
Source: Interview on Israel's Channel 10 (2010) (2010)
Trivia
- Born in Berlin to an Italian Catholic mother and a German-Jewish father
- Published first collection in 1955 and influenced Israeli poetry from the 1950s onward
- Major awards: Bialik Prize (1982), Feronia Prize (1993), Israel Prize (1995)
- Suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later years