World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Sheldon Oberman

シェルドン・オーバーマン

Sherudon Ōbāman

Aliases: Obie

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-05-20 (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Died
2004-03-26 (Winnipeg, Manitoba) age 54
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Winnipeg, Manitoba → Jerusalem

Career

Occupations
children's writer, teacher, storyteller
Active Years
1975-2004
Affiliations
Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate
Influenced By
W. O. Mitchell
Nominations
The Shaman's Nephew short-listed for the Governor General's Award

Education

University of Winnipeg
Literature
Country: Canada
Studied literature
Hebrew University
Literature
Country: Israel
Studied literature
Winnipeg institution
Degree: teaching degree
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: Canada
Received teaching degree

Awards

National Jewish Book Award
1994
Work: The Always Prayer Shawl
Category: Children Picture Book
Organization: Jewish Book Council
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Always Prayer Shawl

1999 Children's book

Story about an always prayer shawl

Jewish cultureFaith

The Shaman's Nephew

1999 Children's book

Adventures of the shaman's nephew

Indigenous culture

Island of the Minotaur

2003 Mythology

Greek myths of ancient Crete

Mythology

Bibliography

  • A Mirror of a People: Canadian Jewish Experience in Poetry and Prose (1985)
  • TV Sal and the Game Show from Outer Space (1993)
  • The Business with Elijah (1993)
  • The White Stone in the Castle Wall (1994)
  • The Always Prayer Shawl (1999)
  • By the Hanukkah Light (1997)
  • The Shaman's Nephew (1999)
  • The Wisdom Bird: A Tale of Solomon and Sheba (2000)
  • Island of the Minotaur: Greek Myths of Ancient Crete (2003)
  • Solomon and the Ant and other Jewish Folktales (2006)

Health

  • Stomach cancer
    2004年頃
    Died

Legacy

Known as a Canadian children's writer, handled Jewish folktales

Trivia

  • Known to friends as Obie