Bialik Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (1991) Winner
Yizhar Smilansky
イザハル・スミランスキー
Yizhar Smilansky
Pen Names:
S. Yizhar（Used as a literary pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-09-27 （Rehovot, Ottoman Empire）
- Died
- 2006-08-21 age 89
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Rehovot → Tel Aviv → Jerusalem (study/academic posts)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Politician, Educator, Professor
- Active Years
- 1938-2006
- Affiliations
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (faculty/professor), Levinsky College (lecturer), Mapai (served in the Knesset), Rafi
- Influenced By
- Uri Nissan Gnessin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Yellin College of Education (Beit Hakerem Seminar) | — | Education | — | 1930年代 | Israel |
David Yellin College of Education (Beit Hakerem Seminar)
Education
Period:
1930年代
Country:
Israel
Completed teacher training and worked as a teacher in several locations
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Israel Prize (for literature) | — | 文学 | State of Israel / Israel Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1959 | Brenner Prize | — | 文学 | Brenner Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Lamdan Prize (for children's literature) | — | 児童文学 | Lamdan Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Bialik Prize | — | 文学 | Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2002 | EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture | — | — | EMET Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | David Ben-Gurion Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Israel Prize (for literature)
1959
Category:
文学
Organization:
State of Israel / Israel Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Brenner Prize
1959
Category:
文学
Organization:
Brenner Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Lamdan Prize (for children's literature)
1960
Category:
児童文学
Organization:
Lamdan Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Bialik Prize
1991
Category:
文学
Organization:
Tel Aviv Municipality (Bialik Prize)
Result:
受賞
EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture
2002
Organization:
EMET Foundation
Result:
受賞
David Ben-Gurion Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Khirbet Khizeh
1949 Novella 120 pagesA novella describing, from a personal perspective, the fictional expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from a village by the IDF during the 1948 war. It became a bestseller and was later included in school curricula.
WarExpulsionConscience and memoryRelationship between land and people
Adaptations
- [Television drama] Khirbet Khizeh (dramatisation) / Ram Loevy (1978)
Translations
- English translation available (Khirbet Khizeh)
Days of Ziklag
1950 Novel / Two volumes 1200 pagesA two-volume massive work spanning over a thousand pages that significantly influenced Hebrew prose and war literature. Noted for its landscape descriptions and interiority of characters.
WarMemoryLandscape and human experience
Gilui Eliahu (Discovering Elijah)
1999 Novel (adapted for the stage) 250 pagesSet during the Yom Kippur War period. Later adapted for the stage and the play won first prize at the Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre.
WarIndividual and societyMemory
Adaptations
- [Theatre] Gilui Eliahu (stage adaptation) (2001)
Bibliography
- Ephraim Goes Back to Alfalfa
- On the Edge of the Negev
- The Wood on the Hill
- A Night Without Shootings
- Journey to the Evening's Shores
- Midnight Convoy
- Khirbet Khizeh
- Days of Ziklag
- Preliminaries (Mikdamot)
- Oran and Ange (children's literature)
- Uncle Moshe's Chariot
- Gilui Eliahu (Discovering Elijah)
Adaptations
- Khirbet Khizeh - television dramatization (dir. Ram Loevy, 1978)
- Gilui Eliahu - stage adaptation (Acco Festival first prize, 2001)
Translations of Works
- Khirbet Khizeh (English translation available)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Use of long sentences and stream of consciousnessBlend of literary Hebrew and street jargonDetailed landscape and geomorphological description
- Recurring Motifs
- Relationship between land and peopleConflict of conscience in wartimeMemory and recollection
Legacy
Regarded as one of the leading figures in Hebrew literature, he significantly influenced war literature and Hebrew prose. Khirbet Khizeh became part of the school curriculum and is known for provoking debate and controversy.
Academic Societies
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (academic affiliation)
Archives
- Jewish National and University Library at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (holds works/archives)
In Popular Culture
- Television adaptation controversy of Khirbet Khizeh and its inclusion in high-school curricula
Trivia
- The pen name 'S. Yizhar' was given to him by the poet Yitzhak Lamdan.
- Served intermittently in the Knesset from 1949 to 1967.
- Khirbet Khizeh became a bestseller and was included in high-school curricula in 1964.
- His last major work published in 1999, Gilui Eliahu, was adapted for the stage and won an award at the Acco Festival.