Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (1983) Winner
Nissim Aloni
ニシム・アロニ
Nissim Aloni
Aliases:
Nissim Levi / ニシム・レビ
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-08-24 （Florentin, Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine）
- Died
- 1998-06-13 （Tel Aviv, Israel） age 71
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Tel Aviv (Florentin) → Paris (residence: approx. 1957–1958)
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Translator, Scriptwriter (light entertainment), Editor
- Active Years
- 1948-1998
- Affiliations
- Habima Theatre (productions), Seasons Theater (co-founded, productions), Editorial work and contributions to Ashmoret and Ayin
- Influenced By
- Bertolt Brecht, Albert Camus, Contemporary French theatre
- Influenced
- Contemporary Israeli playwrights
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Faculty of Humanities | History and French | — | 在学期間不明（戦後まもなく〜1950年代） | Israel |
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Faculty of Humanities
/ History and French
Period:
在学期間不明（戦後まもなく〜1950年代）
Country:
Israel
Studied history and French. Exposure to contemporary French theatre during a stay in Paris.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Bialik Prize | — | 文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize committee) | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Honorary Fellow, The Sam Spiegel Film and Television School | — | — | The Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem | 叙任 |
| 1996 | Israel Prize | Stage arts – dramatics | 舞台芸術 | Israel Prize Committee (Ministry of Education) | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize
1983
Category:
文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize committee)
Result:
受賞
Honorary Fellow, The Sam Spiegel Film and Television School
1992
Organization:
The Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem
Result:
叙任
Israel Prize
1996
Work:
Stage arts – dramatics
Category:
舞台芸術
Organization:
Israel Prize Committee (Ministry of Education)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The American Princess
1963 Drama (play)A play with allegorical elements about royalty and power, notable for linguistic experimentation and mixing of registers.
RoyaltyPowerLinguistic plurality
Adaptations
- [Theatre] The American Princess
Translations
- Translated to Swedish by Viveka Heiman; staged abroad (also translated via Swedish to Norwegian)
The Emperor's Clothes
1953 Drama (play)An allegorical play about royalty; one of the works that established Aloni's reputation.
Appearance of powerVanity
Edi King
1975 Drama (play)A play addressing social themes, portraying conflicts between the individual and circumstances.
RebellionGenerational conflict
The Bride and the Butterfly Hunter
1980 Drama (play)A play with allegorical and symbolic elements; adapted for television.
AllegorySymbolism
Adaptations
- [Television] The Bride and the Butterfly Hunter (TV adaptation) / Ram Loevy
Napoleon Alive or Dead
1993 Drama (play)A play using a historical figure as motif, containing metaphysical elements.
HistoryOntology
Notes of a Stray Cat
1996 Prose collectionA collection of stories and essays; literary work outside of drama.
Urban lifeObservation
Bibliography
- Nesikhah ha-Ameriḳaʾit (The American Princess, 1963)
- Akhzar mi-kol ha-melekh (Most Cruel the King, 1968)
- Edi King (1975)
- Ha-Kalah ve-tsayad ha-parparim (The Bride and the Butterfly Hunter, 1980)
- Napolyon, ḥai o met! (Napoleon Alive or Dead, 1993)
- Reshimot shel ḥatul reḥov (Notes of a Stray Cat, 1996)
- Dodah Lizah (Aunt Liza, 2000 — production/publication)
Adaptations
- The Bride and the Butterfly Hunter adapted for television by Ram Loevy
- Wrote and directed sketches for the comedy trio HaGashash HaHiver (Cinema Gashash, Cantata for Shawarma)
Translations of Works
- The American Princess translated into English by Richard Flantz and into Swedish (and via Swedish into Norwegian) for foreign productions
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Language-rich and experimentalMixes registers from high to lowStylistic emphasis on metaphor, rhythm and rhetoric
- Recurring Motifs
- Royalty and monarchyOedipal/parent–child conflictDivision between social/ideological and metaphysical themes
Health
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Stroke晩年（1990年代後半）Left severely handicapped; limited his activities in later years
Legacy
One of Israel's leading modern playwrights, celebrated for linguistic experimentation and prolific theatrical work. Recipient of the Bialik Prize and Israel Prize; commemorated in Tel Aviv with a street named after him.
Academic Societies
- Hebrew literature and theatre studies
Archives
- Ben-Gurion University Hebrew Literature Archives (Nissim Aloni archive)
- National Library of Israel (holdings)
- Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature (author page)
In Popular Culture
- Sketches and expressions he wrote for HaGashash HaHiver became part of Israeli popular culture
Trivia
- Born to a Bulgarian-Jewish immigrant family.
- His 1957 stay in Paris exposed him to contemporary French theatre and influences such as Brecht and Camus.
- The Bride and the Butterfly Hunter was adapted for television.
- In 2009 a street in Tel Aviv was named after him.