Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 58 (1990) Winner
Pinchas Sadeh
ピンハス・サデー
Pinchas Sadeh
Pen Names:
Yariv Amazya（Pseudonym used for comics published in the children's magazine Haaretz Shelanu）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Lemberg (Galicia, then Poland)
- Died
- 1994-01-29 （Jerusalem, Israel） age 64
- Nationality
- Israeli
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Tel Aviv (after immigration) → Kibbutz Sarid → Kvutzat Kinneret (worked as a shepherd) → Jerusalem (long-term residence) → Kibbutz Yifat (worked as a teacher)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Essayist, Comics writer
- Active Years
- 1945-1994
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | England (studies) |
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Country:
England (studies)
Reportedly studied in England for a period; details unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bialik Prize for Literature | — | — | Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize committee) | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works | — | — | Prime Minister's Office (Israel) | 受賞 |
Bialik Prize for Literature
1990
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize committee)
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
1973
Organization:
Prime Minister's Office (Israel)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Life as a Parable
1958 Autobiographical-philosophical novelAn autobiographical-philosophical account of his early life (up to age 27). Addresses yearning for religiosity and existential questions; considered one of his most celebrated works.
ExistentialismYearning for religiositySelf and otherDeath
A Burden Resembling
1951 Poetry collectionAn early poetry collection that includes poems exploring existence and spirituality.
SpiritualityExistenceSymbolism
One Man's Condition
NovelA novel examining an individual's spiritual and moral condition. Exact publication year uncertain.
SpiritualityMoralitySolitude
Death of Avimelech
Novel/NovellaA work that reinterprets biblical themes in a modern existential framework. Subject of scholarly commentary.
Biblical themesOntologyDeath and sacrifice
Collection of Hassidic Folktales
Folktales / CompilationA compilation of Hassidic folktales reflecting the author's religious interests.
Religious traditionFolktales
Children's works (including comics)
Children's literature / ComicsProduced comics and children's books for youth magazines, often published under a pseudonym.
EntertainmentScience-fiction elements
Bibliography
- A Burden Resembling (poetry, 1951)
- Life as a Parable (autobiographical novel, 1958)
- One Man's Condition (novel)
- Death of Avimelech (novel/novella)
- Collection of Hassidic Folktales (editor/collector)
- Children's works and comics (published in Haaretz Shelanu)
Adaptations
- Serialized comics in the children's magazine Haaretz Shelanu
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Theological and philosophical proseSymbolist imageryInterior monologue
- Recurring Motifs
- OthernessSymbols of deathDreams and visionsReligious quest
Legacy
Pinchas Sadeh is regarded as one of the Hebrew literature writers who explored religious and existential questions. He received the Prime Minister's Prize (1973) and the Bialik Prize (1990). Life as a Parable is regarded as a particularly important work. A memorial plaque exists on his former house.
Museums
- Memorial plaque on the house of Pinhas Sadeh Jerusalem (former residence)
In Popular Culture
- Comics published in the children's magazine Haaretz Shelanu
Quotes
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He described his writing as "theological" and a "moral act."
Source: English Wikipedia (article summary and referenced reviews)
Trivia
- Born Pinhas Feldman (original family name).
- Immigrated with his family to Mandatory Palestine in 1934 and settled in Tel Aviv.
- Moved to Jerusalem in 1947 and served in the IDF during the War of Independence as a sergeant commanding a combat unit.
- Married Yael Sacks in 1956 (marriage lasted three months); married Yehudit 1962–1969.
- Wrote children's comics under the pseudonym Yariv Amazya.
- Died in Jerusalem on 29 January 1994 at age 64.