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Shlomo Nitzan (1921-2006) was born in Liepaja, Latvia, and came to pre-state Israel in 1935. As a young man, he worked as a carpenter, waiter and gardener. He began publishing stories in the 1940s. During Israel`s 1948 War of Independence, he served as a military correspondent and edited a series of pocket books for soldiers. Later, he became well-known as an editor, short-story writer and novelist for both children and adults. Nitzan received several awards, including the Brenner Prize.
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Books Published in Hebrew
| Holidays in the Sand (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1949 [Hagim Ba-Holot] | Between Him and Them (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1953 [Beino Le-Beinam] | Togetherness (trilogy), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1956; Bialik Institute, 1990 [Tzvat Be-Tzvat] | Not Even a Tent Peg (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1960 [Yated La-Ohel] | In Brackets (stories), Machbarot Lesifrut, 1964 [Be-Sograyim] | From Street to Street (stories), Aleph, 1968 [Mi-Rehov El Rehov] | A Stolen Hour (novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1972; Zmora Bitan, 2003 [Shaʹah Gnuvah] | Tofkosch (novel), Massada, 1976 | The Private Empire of Zmiri Picasso
(novel)
, Sifriat Poalim, 1982 [Ha-Imperia Ha-Pratit Shel Zmiri Picasso] | Land at Sea (stories), Tarmil, 1984 [Adamah Ba-Yam] | A Reasonable Doubt (novel), Maariv, 1985 [Tzel Shel Safek] | Togetherness (trilogy), Bialik Institute, 1990 | To Be a Witness (novel), Carmel, 1993 [Lihiyot Ed] | Romance in Winter (stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1995 [Romansa Ba-Horef] | Pendent Pen (non-fiction), Tag, 1997 [Be-Terem Et] | From the Third Drawer, Carmel, 1999 [Me-Ha-Megera Ha-Shlishit] | Stocktaking (novel), Bitan, 2000 [Sfirat Mlai] | Flirt with Death (novella), Bitan, 2003 [Flirt Im Ha-Mavet] | I Have Grown to Be Before You (poetry), Carmel, 2009 [Tzamahti Lihyot Lefanecha] | ----- | | CHILDREN | The Yarkon River Stories, Sifriat Poalim, 1955 [Ha-Medurah Al Sefat Ha-Yarkon] | The Little Hero, M. Newman, 1959 [Ha-Gibor Ha-Katan] | The Shack on Poplar Street, M. Newman, 1960; Zmora Bitan, 2000 [Ha-Tzrif Be-Rehov Ha-Tzaftzefah] | A Sailorʹs Story, S. Simson, 1962 [Sipuro Shel Sapan] | The Bold Parrot (children), Dani Sfarim, 2015 [Ha-Tuki Ha-Noaz] | |
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Books in Translation
Partial English translations available for A Stolen Hour and The Private Empire of Zmiri Picasso (for publishers only)
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