Yitzhak Orpaz |
| Yitzhak Orpaz was born to a hassidic family and in Zinkov, Russia, in1923 and immigrated to pre-state Israel in 1938. During World War II, he served in the Jewish Brigade. Orpaz studied philosophy and literature at Tel Aviv University. He lived for some years on a kibbutz and later pursued a number of professions, including construction, diamond cutting, editing and teaching. Orpaz has published
nine books of stories and novellas, six novels, a trilogy, a book of essays and a collection of poetry. He has received several literary awards, including the Bialik Prize (1986), the Prime Minister`s Prize (2004) and the Israel Prize for Life Achievement (2005).
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| Wild Grass (stories), Machbarot Lesifrut, 1959 [Esev Pere] |
| Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1979 |
| Skin for Skin (novel), Massada, 1962 [Or Be`ad Or] |
| The Death of Lysanda (novella), Sifriat Poalim, 1964 [Mot Lysanda] |
| The Hunting of the Doe (stories), Daga, 1966 [Tzayid Ha-Tzvyiah] |
| Ants (novella), Am Oved, 1968, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1982, Gvanim, 1997 [Nemalim] |
| The Voyage of Daniel (novel), Am Oved, 1969 [Masah Daniel] |
| Three Novellas, Sifriat Poalim, 1972 [Shalosh Novelot] |
| A City With No Shelter (stories), Am Oved, 1973 [Ir She-Eyn Ba Mistor] |
| A House for One (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1975 [Bayit Le-Adam Ehad] |
| Tomozhenna Street (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1979; 1989 [Rehov Ha-Tomozhenna] |
| The Secular Pilgrim (essays), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1982 [Ha-Tzalyan Ha-Hiloni] |
| The Mistress (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1983 [Ha-Gvirah] |
| A Charming Traitor (novel), Am Oved, 1984 [Ha-Elem] |
| The Eternal Bride (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1987 [Ha-Kalah Ha-Nitzhit] |
| Loves and Follies (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Yediot Aharonot, 1992 [Ahavot Ketanot, Tirufim Ketanim] |
| Cruising the Century (poems), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1993 [Litzloah Et Ha-Meah] |
| A Night in Santa Paulina (stories and a novella), Gvanim, 1997 [Layla Be-Santa Paulina] |
| Age of Treason (trilogy), Hakibbutz Hameuchad and Mossad Bialik, 1999 [Lifnei Hara`ash] |
Books in Translation |
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The Death of Lysanda English: London, Jonathan Cape, 1970 Italian: Milan, Serra & Riva Editore, 1988 French: Paris, Liana Levi, 1988 Ants French: Paris, Liana Levi, 1988; 2006 Italian: Viterbo, Stampa Alternativa, 1995; 2008 The Eternal Bride French: Arles, Actes Sud, 1991 Tomozhena Street French: Paris, Liana Levi, 1990 Chinese: Nanjing, Yilin Press, 1996 A Narrow Stair French: Paris, Liana Levi, 1993 Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation The Voyage of Daniel Tomozhenna Street Ants The Eternal Bride (excerpts) Last updated: 4.1.2010 |
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