Nathan Shaham |
| Nathan Shaham was born in Tel Aviv in 1925. He fought in the elite Palmach unit during Israel`s 1948 War of Independence and has been a member of Kibbutz Beit Alfa since 1945. Shaham has served as cultural attache in New York, vice-chairman of the Israel Broadcasting Authority, and editor-in-chief of Sifriat Poalim Publishing House. Shaham is a well-known fiction writer and dramatist. He has published almost 40 books. He has received, among others awards, the Bialik Prize (1988), the American National Jewish Book Award (1992), the Newman Prize (1993), the ADAI-WIZO Prize for The Rosendorf Quartet (Italy, 2005) and the Prime Minister`s Prize (2007).
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| Grain and Lead (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1948 [Dagan Ve-Oferet] |
| The Gods Are Lazy (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1949 [Ha-Elim Atzelim] |
| They`ll Be Here Tomorrow (play), Sifriat Poalim, 1949; Or Am, 1989 [Hem Yagyu Mahar] |
| Call Me Siomka (play), Sifriat Poalim, 1950; Or Am, 1989 [Kra Li Siomka] |
| Yohanan Bar Hama (play), Sifriat Poalim, 1952 [Yohanan Bar Hama] |
| Always Us (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1952 [Tamid Anahnu] |
| A Stone on the Well`s Mouth (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1956 [Even Al Pi Ha-Be`er] |
| Meetings in Moscow (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1957 [Pgishot Be-Moskva] |
| It`s Time to Discover (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1959; 1963; 1986 |
| Veterans` Housing (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1958 [Shikun Vatikim] |
| The Wisdom of the Poor (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1960 [Hochmat Ha-Misken] |
| Citrus Scent (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1962 [Reyah Hadarim] |
| The Journey to the Land of Kush (travel), Massada, 1962 [Masah Le-Eretz Kush] |
| That`s Because (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1964 |
| A Journey in Eretz Israel (travel), Levin-Epstein, 1966 [Masa Be-Eretz Israel] |
| The Book of Portraits (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1968 [Sefer ha-Diokanaot] |
| First Person Plural (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1968 [Guf Rishon Rabim] |
| Round Trip (novel), Am Oved, 1972 [Haloch Ve-Shov] |
| Who sent the Bird (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1972 |
| Witness for the King (novel), Am Oved, 1975 [Ed Ha-Melech] |
| Talk to the Wind (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1975 [Daber El Ha-Ruah] |
| The Other Side of the Wall (novellas), Am Oved, 1977 [Kirot Etz Dakim] |
| Green Autumn (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1979 [Stav Yarok] |
| Bone to the Bone (novel), Am Oved, 1981 [Etzem El Atzmo] |
| Still Silent Voice (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1983 [Demamah Dakah] |
| Mountain and Home (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1984 [Ha-Har Ve Ha-Bayit] |
| The Streets of Ashkelon (novellas), Am Oved, 1985 [Hutzot Ashkelon] |
| Four in One Bar (non-fiction), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 [Arba Be-Teivah Ahat] |
| The Rosendorf Quartet (novel), Am Oved, 1987 [Reviyat Rosendorf] |
| Sealed Book (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1988 [Sefer Hatum] |
| New Account (play), Or-Am, 1989 [Heshbon Hadash] |
| The Desert Generation (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1991 [Dor Ha-Midbar] |
| Series (novel), Am Oved, 1992 [Sidra] |
| Hot Dogs (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1993 [Naknikiot Hamot] |
| The Heart of Tel Aviv (novel), Am Oved, 1996 [Lev Tel Aviv] |
| Expect a Letter (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1999 [Michtav Ba-Derech] |
| Rosendorf`s Shadow (novel), Am Oved, 2001 [Tzilo Shel Rosendorf] |
| Goodbye Friends (non-fiction), Dvir, 2004 [Shalom Chaverim] |
| A Bell in Ch`ongiu (novel), Yedioth Ahronoth, 2005 [Paamon Be-Ch`ongiu] |
| The Exodus Foundation (novel), Zmora Bitan, 2006 [Keren Exodus] |
| Far Away From Tashkent (novel), Zmora Bitan, 2007 [Harchek Mi-Tashkent]
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| Performed Plays |
| They`ll Arrive Tomorrow (Cameri, 1950) |
| Call Me Siomka (Cameri, 1950) |
| New Account (Cameri, 1954) |
| Four Eyes and a Pencil (Zuta, 1961) |
| Cost Price (Zuta, 1961) |
| The Bicycle (Bimat Hakkibutz, 1963) |
Books in Translation |
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This Land We Love English: New York, Sabra Books, 1970 The Other Side of the Wall English: Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society, 1983 The Rosendorf Quartet German: Frankfurt, Dvora/Alibaba, 1990; in paperback: Frankfurt, Insel/Suhrkamp, 1994 English: New York, Grove Weidenfeld, 1991; in paperback: New York, Grove Press, 1993 Chinese: Guangzhou, Flower City, 1995 Russian: Jerusalem, Biblioteka Aliya, 1994 Czech: Prague, Paseka, 2001 Italian: Florence, Giuntina, 2004 Polish: Suwalki, Borderland, forthcoming Bone to the Bone English: New York, Grove Press, 1993 They`ll Be Here Tomorrow (play) English: Jerusalem, World Zionist Organization, 1957 The Anglers (play) English: Tel Aviv, Council for Art and Culture, (date unknown) Missing Persons (play) English: Jerusalem, Kol Israel, 1960 Manuscripts available (for publishers only) in English translation The Heart of Tel Aviv Rosendorf`s Shadow Last updated: 4.1.2010 |
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