S. Yizhar |
| S.Yizhar (Yizhar Smilansky, 1916-2006) was born in Rehovot, Israel, to a family of Russian immigrants who were members of the Zionist pioneer intelligentsia. He fought in Israel`s 1948 War of Independence, was a member of the political parties headed by David Ben Gurion and held a seat in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, for 17 years. Yizhar was a professor of education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a professor of Hebrew literature at Tel Aviv University. He published 17 works of fiction, including novels and short stories, six non-fiction books and six books for children. S.Yizhar is considered Israel`s most illustrious writer. He was awarded the Israel Prize in 1959 for his masterpiece, Days of Ziklag. He also received the Brenner Prize, the Bialik Prize (1991) and the Emet Prize for Art, Science and Culture (2002). Days of Ziklag is included among "The 100 Greatest Works of Modern Jewish Literature" (2001). In 2007, it was named one of the ten most important books since the creation of the State of Israel. Yizhar`s work has been published in 22 languages. photo © Hayim Goldgraber |
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| On the Edge of the Negev (stories), Am Oved, 1945 [Be-Pa`atei Ha-Negev]; Hakibbutz Hamechad, 1978 |
| The Wood on the Hill (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1947; Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1979; Zmora Bitan, 1990 [Ha-Horshah Ba-Giv`ah] |
| The Story of Hirbet Hiz`ah and The Prisoner (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1949; Zmora Bitan, 1989, 2006 [Sipur Hirbet Hiz`ah Ve Ha-Shavui] |
| Midnight Convoy (stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1950; Tarmil, 1971 [Shayarah Shel Hatzot] |
| Six Summer Stories (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1950; Zmora Bitan, 1970; 1990 [Shishah Sipurei Kayitz] |
| Days of Ziklag (novel), Am Oved, 1958; Zmora Bitan, 1989 [Yemei Tziklag] |
| The Adventures of Humit (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1958; Zmora Bitan, 1992 [Alilot Humit] |
| Four Stories, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1959 |
| Barefoot (children), Tarshish, 1959 [Be-Raglayim Yehefot] |
| Oran and Ange (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1960 [Tapu Ve-Puza] |
| Adventure in the Lake (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1956 [Harpatka Ba-Agam] |
| Stories of a Plain, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1963; Zmora Bitan, 1990 [Sipurei Mishor] |
| Seven Stories, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1971 [Shiv`ah Sipurim] |
| Uncle`s Moshe`s Chariot (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1973; Even Hoshen, 2007 [Ha-Kirkarah Shel Dod Moshe] |
| Ephraim Goes Back to Alfalfa (novella), reissued: Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1978; Zmora Bitan, 1991 [Ephraim Hozer La-Aspeset] |
| To Read a Story (non-fiction, two volumes), Am Oved, 1982 [Likro Sipur] |
| A Story Is Not (essays), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1983 [Sipur Eyno] |
| A Call for Education (non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1984 [Kria Le-Chinich] |
| Farewell to Education (essays), Zmora Bitan, 1988 [Preida Mi-Hachinuch] |
| Dispute, (non-fiction), Zmora Bitan, 1988 [Dapei Riv] |
| Two Polemics, (non-fiction), Zmora Bitan, 1990 [Shnei Pulmusim] |
| Before Departure (stories), Zmora Bitan, 1991 [Beterem Yetsiah] |
| Mikdamot (Preliminaries) (novel), Zmora Bitan, 1992 [Mikdamot] |
| Tzalhavim (novel), Zmora Bitan, 1993 [Tzalhavim] |
| Asides (stories), Zmora Bitan, 1996 [Tzdadi`im] |
| By the Sea (novellas), Zmora Bitan, 1996 [Etzel Ha-Yam] |
| Collected Works, Zmora Bitan, 1996 |
| Lovely Malcolmia (novel), Zmora Bitan, 1998 [Malcolmia Yefefiah] |
| Discovering Elijah (memoirs), Zmora Bitan, 1999, [Gilui Eliahu] |
Books in Translation |
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Midnight Convoy and Other Stories English: Jerusalem, Israel Universities Press, 1969; New York/London, The Toby Press, 2007 French: Arles, Actes Sud, 2000 Selected Stories German: Frankfurt am Main, Suhrkamp, 1998 Arabic: Beirut, Dar Al-Kalimah, 1988 French: Arles, Actes Sud, 2000 Mikdamot (Preliminaries) French: Arles, Actes Sud, 1997 German: Reinbeck, Rowholt, 1996; in paperback: 1998 English: London/New York, Toby Press, 2007 The Story of Hirbet Hiz`ah and The Prisoner German: Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, 1998 Italian: Turin, Einaudi, 2005 English: Jerusalem, Ibis, 2008 Spanish: Barcelona, Minuscula, 2009 Greek: Athens, Melani, forthcoming French: Paris, Galaade, forthcoming Norwegian: Oslo, Aschehoug, forthcoming Last updated: 28.12.2009 |
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