Aharon Megged |
| Aharon Megged was born in Wroclawek, Poland, in 1920 and came to pre-state Israel when he was six. He lived on a kibbutz for many years, working in agriculture and fishing. Later, he became a journalist and literary editor, served as cultural attache in London, and was writer-in-residence at Oxford and Haifa Universities. He served as president of the Israeli branch of PEN from 1980 to 1987, and has been a member of the Academy of the Hebrew Language since 1980. Megged has published over 40 books. Among his many literary awards: the Bialik Prize (1973), the Brenner Prize, the ACUM Prize (1990), the Newman Prize (1991), the Agnon Prize (1996), the WIZO Prize (France, 1998), the President`s Prize (2001), the Israel Prize for Literature (2003), the Koret Jewish Book Award (USA, 2004), and the Prime Minister`s Prize three times, most recently in 2007. He has also been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Bar-Ilan University (2008). |
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| Spirit of the Seas (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1950 [Ruah Yamim] |
| Hedva and I (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1953 [Hedva Ve-Ani] |
| Israeli Folk (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1955 [Yisraeliim Haverim] |
| Fortunes of a Fool (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1960 [Mikreh Ha-Ksil] |
| The Escape (novellas), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1962 [Ha-Brihah] |
| The Living on the Dead (novel), Am Oved, 1965 [Ha-Hai Al Ha-Met] |
| The Second Day (stories), Tarmil, 1967 [Ha-Yom Ha-Sheni] |
| The Short Life (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1972 [Ha-Haiim Ha-Ketzarim] |
| Evyatar`s Notebooks (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1973 [Mahbarot Evyatar] |
| Midday (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1973 [Hatzot Ha-Yom] |
| Of Trees and Stones (novel), Am Oved, 1974 [Al Etzim Ve-Avanim] |
| The Bat (novel), Am Oved, 1975 [Ha-atalef] |
| Heinz, His Son, and the Evil Spirit (novel), Am Oved, 1975 [Heinz U-Vno Ve-Haruah Ha-Ra`ah] |
| Asahel (novel), Am Oved, 1978; New Ed. 2004 [Ashael] |
| Journey in the Month of Av (novel), Am Oved, 1980; New Ed. 2004 [Masah Be-Av] |
| The Flying Camel and the Golden Hump (novel), Am Oved, 1982 [Ha-Gamal Ha-Meofef Ve-Dabeshet Ha-Zahav] |
| Indecent Act (novellas), Am Oved, 1986 [Ma`aseh Meguneh] |
| Foiglman (novel), Am Oved, 1987 [Foiglman] |
| Selected Stories, Zmora Bitan, 1989 [Mivhar Sipurim] |
| Anat`s Day of Illumination (novel), Am Oved, 1992 [Yom Ha-Or Shel Anat] |
| Longing for Olga (novel), Am Oved, 1994 [Ga`aguim Le-Olga] |
| Iniquity (novel), Am Oved, 1996 [Avel] |
| Mandrakes from the Holy Land (novel), Am Oved, 1998 [Duda`im Min Ha-Aretz Ha-Kedoshah] |
| Persephone Remembers (novel), Zmora Bitan, 2000 [Persefone Zocheret] |
| Till Evening Falls (novella), Zmora Bitan, 2001 [Ad Ha-Erev] |
| Yotam`s Vengeance (novella), Zmora Bitan, 2003 [Nekamat Yotam] |
| The Honeymoons of Professor Lunz (novella), Zmora-Bitan, 2005 [Yerchei Ha-Dvash Shel Professor Lunz] |
| Three of Them (stories), Achuzat Bait, 2006 [Shlosha Mihem] |
| Flies (novel), Ahuzat Bait, 2008 [Zvuvim]
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| Children |
| To the Children in Yemen, New York-United Synagogues, 1946 [El Ha-Yeladim Be-Teiman] |
| Young Love, Dvir, 1980 [Ahavat Neurim] |
| Nadav and His Mother, Dvir, 1988 [Nadav Ve-Imo]
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| Non-Fiction |
| The Story of the Selvino Children : Journey to the Promised Land , Am Oved, 1984 [Masah Ha-Yeladim La-Aretz Ha-Muvtahat] |
| The Turbulent Zone (essays), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1985 [Ezor Ha-Ra`ash] |
| The Writing Desk (essays), Am Oved, 1989 [Shulhan Ha-Ketivah]
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| Plays |
| On the Road to Eilat, Sifriat Poalim, 1951 [Ba-Derech Le-Eilat] |
| I Like Mike, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1956 [I Like Mike] |
| Hanna Senesh, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1958 [Hannah Senesh] |
| Genesis, Or-Am, 1989 [Be-Reshit] |
| The High Season, Amikam, 1968 [Ha-Onah Ha-Boeret]
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| Performed Plays |
| Incubator on the Rocks [Ohel, 1950] |
| On the Road to Eilat (Habimah, 1951) |
| Hedva and I (Habimah, 1954) |
| 5:5 (Ohel, 1956) |
| I Like Mike (Hakibbutz Hameuachad, 1956) |
| Hanna Senesh (Habimah, 1958) |
| Genesis (Habimah, 1962) |
| The High Season (Habimah, 1967) |
| To the Bird (Haifa, 1974) |
Books in Translation |
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Fortunes of a Fool English: New York, Random House, 1962; London, Gollancz, 1962 The Living on the Dead English: London, Jonathan Cape, 1970 New York, Viking, 1970 New York, McCall, 1971 Romanian: Bucharest, Univers, 1972 Russian: Jerusalem, Aliya, 1977 English: New York/ London, Toby Press, 2005 Asahel English: New York, Taplinger, 1982 The Short Life English: New York, Taplinger, 1980 Hedva and I Spanish: Buenos Aires, Candelabro, 1962 Russian: Jerusalem, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Aliya, 1980 English: Jerusalem, World Zionist Organization, 1957 New York, Taplinger, 1980 French: Jerusalem, Org. Sioniste Mondiale, 1962 Russian: Tel Aviv, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1975 The Flying Camel and the Golden Hump German: Munich, Carl Hanser, 1991; in paperback: Munich, dtv, 1993 French: Geneva, Metropolis, 1994 English: New York/ London, Toby Press, 2007 Of Trees and Stones French: Paris, Phebus, 1996 Foiglman German: Gerlingen, Bleicher, 1992 French: Geneva, Metropolis, 1997 English: London, The Toby Press, 2003 Heinz, His Son, and the Evil Spirit German: Gerlingen, Bleicher, 1994 The Story of the Selvino Children : Journey to the Promised Land English: London and Portland, OR, Vallentine Mitchell, 2002 Italian: Milan, Mazzotta, 1997 Till Evening Falls French: Paris, Bibliophane/Daniel Radford, 2003 Hanna Senesh (play) Spanish: Buenos Aires, Editorial Israel, 1961 The First Sin (Genesis-play) English: Jerusalem, World Zionist Organization, 1974 Spanish: Jerusalem, Instituto Central de Relaciones Culturales Israe, Iberoamerica, Espana, Portugal, 1964 Shabbat French: Geneve, Metropolis, 1998 Mandrakes from the Holy Land English: New York, Toby Press, 2005 Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation Of Trees and Stones Longing for Olga Last updated: 4.1.2010 |
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