Sapir Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2012) Winner
Shimon Adaf
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Shimon Adaf
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1972-01-01 （Sderot, Israel）
- Nationality
- Israel
- Languages
- Hebrew, English
- Residence History
- Sderot → Jaffa (Jaffa/Joppa)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, author, university professor
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Affiliations
- Ben-Gurion University (chair, Creative Writing Program)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tel Aviv University | — | — | — | 1996–2000 | Israel |
Tel Aviv University
Period:
1996–2000
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
Israel
Wrote articles on literature, film and rock music while studying
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Prize from the Israeli Ministry of Education (for first book of poetry) | Icarus' Monologue | — | Ministry of Education (Israel) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works | — | — | Office of the Prime Minister of Israel | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Yehuda Amichai Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Sapir Prize | Mox Nox | — | Sapir Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Newman Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Landau Prize for Poetry | — | — | Landau Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Prize from the Israeli Ministry of Education (for first book of poetry)
1997
Work:
Icarus' Monologue
Organization:
Ministry of Education (Israel)
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
2007
Organization:
Office of the Prime Minister of Israel
Result:
受賞
Yehuda Amichai Award
2010
Result:
受賞
Sapir Prize
2013
Work:
Mox Nox
Organization:
Sapir Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Newman Prize
2017
Result:
受賞
Landau Prize for Poetry
2024
Organization:
Landau Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Icarus' Monologue
1997 PoetryA debut collection marking the emergence of a young poet, blending mythic motifs with a personal voice.
mythselfflight/fall
Aviva-No
2009 Poetry/long poemLayers personal memory and imagination; received international attention after being translated into English.
memorylossfamily
Translations
- English translation by Yael Segalovitz (2019)
Mox Nox
2011 NovelA novel characterized by fantastical and experimental narration; explores city, memory and identity. Winner of the Sapir Prize.
citymemoryidentityfantasy
Frost
2010 NovelA relatively short novel depicting human loneliness and relationships through cold imagery.
lonelinessnatural imageryhuman relationships
Bibliography
- Icarus' Monologue (1997)
- That Which I Thought Shadow Is the Real Body (2002)
- One Mile and Two Days Before Sunset (2004)
- The Buried Heart (2007)
- Sunburnt Faces (2008)
- Aviva-No (2009)
- Frost (2010)
- Mox Nox (2011)
- Undercities (2012)
- The Wedding Gifts (2014)
- Detective's Complaint (2015)
- Shadrach (2017)
- Rise and Call (2017)
- I Loved Loving (2019)
- Art and War (2016, with Lavie Tidhar)
- I am others (2018)
Translations of Works
- Aviva-No (English translation by Yael Segalovitz, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- mythic and fantastical imagery blended with the quotidianexperimental and fragmented narrationlyrical, musical prose/poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and forgettingcities and undercitiesfamily and immigrant memoryimages of flight and fall
Legacy
Shimon Adaf is regarded as a contemporary and experimental voice in Hebrew literature. Working in both poetry and prose, he blends mythic and fantastical elements and has been translated internationally. With major awards such as the Sapir Prize, he holds an important place in Israeli letters.
Trivia
- Born to parents of Moroccan origin.
- Serves as chair of the Creative Writing Program at Ben-Gurion University.
- Won the 2013 Sapir Prize for the novel Mox Nox.