Sami Michael |
| Sami Michael was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1926. At age 15, he joined a leftist underground movement acting against the regime in Iraq. In 1948, his activities were discovered and he fled to Iran, making his way to Israel a year later. After working for four years as an editor at Arabic-language dailies, he studied hydrology at the British Institute and joined the Israel Hydrology Authority where he worked for 25 years. During this time, he also studied psychology and Arabic literature at Haifa University.
Michael has published six novels, four books for youth, and three non-fiction books and a number of plays.
He has received many literary awards, including the WIZO Prize (Paris), the ACUM Prize, the Brenner Prize, the Ze`ev Prize for children`s literature, an IBBY Award (Berlin), the Israeli Literature Prize, the President`s Prize (2005) and the Emet Prize (Israel, 2007). For his work for peace, he has been honored by the UN-supported Society for International Development, and the Association for Promotion of Peace in the Middle East (Italy). He has also been awarded honorary doctorates by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1995), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (2000) and Tel Aviv University (2002) for his literary work and contribution to inter-communal reconciliation. Since 2001, Michael has been the president of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| All Men Are Equal, But Some Are More (novel), Am Oved, 1974 [Shavim Ve-Shavim Yoter] |
| Storm Among the Palms (youth), Am Oved, 1975 [Sufah Ben Ha-Dekalim] |
| Refuge (novel), Am Oved, 1977 [Hasut] |
| A Handful of Fog (novel), Am Oved, 1979 [Hofen Shel Arafel] |
| Tin Shacks and Dreams (youth), Am Oved, 1979 [Pahonim Ve-Halomot] |
| These Are the Tribes of Israel (non-fiction), Am Oved, 1984 [Ele Shivtei Israel] |
| A Trumpet in the Wadi (novel), Am Oved, 1987 [Hatzotzrah Ba-Wadi] |
| Love Among the Palms (youth), Domino, 1990 [Ahavah Bein Ha-Dekalim] |
| Victoria (novel), Am Oved, 1993 |
| Brown Devils (youth), Yediot Aharonot, 1993 [Shedim Humim] |
| Unbounded Ideas (non-fiction), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2000 [Gvulot Ha-Ruach] |
| The Third Wing (novella), Keter, 2000 [Ha-Kanaf Ha-Shlishit] |
| The Israel Experience (non-fiction), Sifriat Maariv, 2001 [Ha-Chavaia Ha-Israelit] |
| Water Kissing Water, Am Oved, 2001 [Maim Noshkim Le-Maim] |
| Pigeons at Trafalgar Square (novel), Am Oved, 2005 [Yonim Be-Trafalgar] |
| Aida (novel), Zmora Bitan, 2008 [Aida]
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| Peformed Plays |
| Demons in the Basement, Haifa Theater, 1983 [Shedim Ba-Martef] |
| Twins, Haifa Theater, 1988 [Teomim] |
| He, Tzavta Theater, 1999 [Hu] |
Books in Translation |
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Victoria Dutch: Amsterdam, Arena, 1994 paperback by Rainbow, Amsterdam, 1996 English: London, Macmillan, 1995 German: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, 1995; Berlin, Berlin Taschenbuch, 2007 Greek: Athens, Psichogios, 1995 Arabic: Cairo, Al-Dar Al-Arabiah wal-Nashr, 1995 French: Paris, Denoel, 1996 Italian: Firenze, Giuntina, 2007 Refuge English: Philadelphia, Jewish Publishers Society, 1988 Italian: Firenze, Giuntuna, 2008 A Handful of Fog German: Frankfurt, Alibaba, 1993 Paperback by Goldmann, Munich, 1997 Trumpet in the Wadi English: New York, Simon & Schuster, 2003 German: Berlin, Berlin Verlag, 1996; paperback: Munich, Goldmann, forthcoming Dutch: Amsterdam, Vassallucci, 1996; paperback: De Geus, Breda, forthcoming Italian: Firenze, Giuntina, 2006 French: Paris, Calmann-Levy, 2006 Storm Over the Palms German: Modling, St. Gabriel Verlag, 1995 Paperback by Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim, 1998 Love Among the Palms German: Vienna, Gabriel, 2000 Russian: Jerusalem, Biblioteka Aliya, 1989 German: Wien, Gabriel, 2000; Munich, Bertelsmann, 2003 Rumanian: Bucharest, Alpha, 2006 Tin Shacks and Dreams Russian: Jerusalem, Aliya, 1994 Last updated: 10.11.2008 |
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