Lea Aini
Encyclopedia
Lea Aini (born 1962 Tel Aviv
), is an Israeli author
and poet
, who has written over twenty books.
Her 2009 novel
The Rose of Lebanon, her eighth prose
book, deals with the stories that a female soldier volunteer tells about her childhood as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor from Saloniki.
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
), is an Israeli author
Author
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and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, who has written over twenty books.
Her 2009 novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
The Rose of Lebanon, her eighth prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
book, deals with the stories that a female soldier volunteer tells about her childhood as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor from Saloniki.
Awards
- In 1988, Eini won the Wertheim Prize for Poetry and the Adler Prize for Poetry.
- In 1993, she was awarded the Prime Minister's award for young authors, which she received again in 2003.
- In 1994, she received the Tel Aviv Foundation Award.
- In 2006, she received the Bernstein PrizeBernstein PrizeThe Bernstein Prize is an annual Israeli literary award for writers 50 years of age and younger. The prize is awarded by the Bernstein Foundation, named after Mordechai Bernstein, who left money in his estate to establish a foundation in order to encourage young Hebrew writers...
(original Hebrew language play category). - In 2010, she was awarded the Bialik PrizeBialik PrizeThe Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Hayyim Nahman Bialik. There are two separate prizes, one specifically for "Literature", which is in the field of fiction,...
for literatureHebrew literatureHebrew literature consists of ancient, medieval, and modern writings in the Hebrew language. It is one of the primary forms of Jewish literature, though there have been cases of literature written in Hebrew by non-Jews...
, (jointly with Shlomit Cohen-Assif and Mordechai Goldman).
Books Published in Hebrew
- Portrait (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1988 Diokan
- The Empress of Imagined Fertility (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1991 Keisarit Ha-Pirion Ha-Medumeh
- The Sea Horse Race (stories & novella), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1991 Giborei Kaitz
- Sand Tide (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1992 Geut Ha-Hol
- Call Me from Downstairs (youth), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1994 Tikrah Li Mi-Lemata
- Mr. Rabbit's Job Hunt (children), Am Oved, 1994 Mar Arnav Mehapes Avoda
- Hi, Yuli (youth), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1995 Hei, Yuli
- Someone Must Be Here (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 1995 Mishehi Tzricha Lihiot Kan
- Half-Pint and Wandercloud: Octopina (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1996 Hetzi Ve-Ananas: Tamnunina
- Oleanders or Poisoned Love Stories , (stories) Zmora Bitan, 1997 Hardufim, O Sipurim Mur`alim Al Ahava
- Ashtoret (novel), Zmora Bitan, 1999 [Ashtoret]
- One Song Me, One Song Mummy (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2000 Shir Ani, Shir Ima
- Sdommel (novella & two stories), Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Siman Kriah, 2001 Sdommel
- Parsley Ponytail (children), Kinneret, 2002 Kuku Petrozilia
- Giant, Queen, and the Master of Games (novel), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2004 Anak, Malka Veaman Hamischakim
- Rose of Lebanon (novel), Kinneret, Zmora- Bitan, 2009 Vered HA-Levanon
External links
- "Not only spiritual leaders, but also the moon can teach Bible." Poetry International Centre, May 2, 2005