Dan Tsalka |
| Dan Tsalka (1936-2005) was born in Warsaw, Poland, and spent many years during World War II in Siberia and Kazakhstan. In 1946, he returned to Poland where he studied philosophy and literature. He immigrated to Israel in 1957, continued his studies, and later went to study in Grenoble, France. Tsalka taught at Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Universities, and was writer-in-residence at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was also literary advisor to the Players` Stage Theater and editor of the literary journal Masa. Tsalka published six novels, eight books of short stories, three books of poetry, three collections of essays, an autobiography and three children`s books. He received several awards, including the Brenner Prize (1976), the Alterman Prize (1992), the ACUM prize twice (1994, 2000) and the Sapir Prize for Tsalka`s ABC (2004).
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| Dr. Barkel and his Son Michael (novel), Massada, 1967; [Doctor Barkel]; Am Oved, 1993 |
| Dialogue of Creatures (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1967 [Siah Ha-Bru`im] |
| Bassoon Wood (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1973 [Etz Ha-Bassoon] |
| Noon (poetry), Siman Kriah, 1974 [Tzohorayim] |
| Philip Arbes (novel), Siman Kriah, 1977 [Philip Arbes]; Zmora Bitan, 1996 |
| Children of the Sun (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1979 [Yaldei Ha-Shemesh] |
| The Third Voyage of the Aldebaran (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/ Siman Kriah, 1979; Zmora Bitan, 1995 [Ha-Masah Ha-Shelishi Shel Ha-Aldebaran] |
| Gloves (novel), Am Oved, 1982 [Kfafot] |
| Perahia Among the Pirates (children), Am Oved, 1984 [Perahia Beyn Shodedei Ha-Yam] |
| The Angels` Game (novellas), Am Oved, 1986 [Mishak Ha-Malachim] |
| Poems and Translations (poetry), Proza, 1986 [Shirim Ve-Tirgumim] |
| Bookmarks (essays), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 [Simaniyot] |
| Winter Rite (stories and a play), Zmora Bitan, 1989 [Pulhan Horef] |
| A Thousand Hearts (novel), Am Oved, 1991; new. ed. Xargol, 2008 [Elef Levavot] |
| The War Between the Children of the Earth and the Children of the Pit (youth), Am Oved, 1992 [Milchemet Benei Eretz Bi-Vnei Shahat] |
| Clouds (novel), Zmora Bitan, 1994 [Ananim] |
| Loose Pages Bound (essays), Zmora Bitan, 1994 [Dapim Mehudakim Be-Atav] |
| Yehoash and the Chariot (stories), Zmora Bitan, 1997 [Yehoash Ve-Rochvei Ha-Merkavah Ha-Shmeimit] |
| Enticement and Gift (stories, poems and translations), Zmora Bitan, 1998 [Ha-Pitui Ve Ha-Shai] |
| Morocco: Travel Notes, Xargol, 2001 [Marocco: Yoman Masa] |
| Under the Sign of the Lotus (novel), Xargol, 2002 [Be-Siman Ha-Lotus] |
| Trista (poetry), Even Hoshen, 2002 [Tristia] |
| Tsalka`s ABC (autobiography), Xargol, 2003 [Sefer Ha-Alef Bet] |
| 11 stories, Xargol, 2004 [11 Sipurim] |
Books in Translation |
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Clouds German: Gerlingen, Bleicher, 1997 On the Road to Aleppo: A Book of Stories English: Ra`anana, Even Hoshen, 1999 A Thousand Hearts German: Stuttgart/Munich, DVA, 2002; in paperback: Munich, DTV, 2006 Tsalka`s ABC Spanish: Madrid, Losada, 2006 Under the Sign of the Lotus French: Paris, Denoel, 2005 German: Stuttgart, DVA, 2007 Dutch: Amsterdam, De Arbeiderspers, 2005 Individual stories have been published in Arabic, English, German, French, Portuguese, and Russian. Last updated: 08.02.2009 |
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