Pinchas Sadeh
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Pinchas Sadeh, also transliterated Pinhas Sadeh, was a Polish-born Israeli novelist and poet.
. Later, he studied in England.
His collections of poetry included Burden of Dumah and Life as a Parable. His novels included One Man's Condition and Death of Avimelech.
Sadeh won the 1990 Bialik Prize
for Literature, jointly with T. Carmi
and Natan Yonatan
.
He died in Jerusalem on January 30, 1994, at the age of 64.
In 2005, Sadeh was voted the 182nd-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet
to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.
Early life
Sadeh was born in Poland. He immigrated to what was then Palestine in 1934. He lived and studied in Kibbutz SaridSarid
Sarid is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Migdal HaEmek, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 590....
. Later, he studied in England.
Literary career
In his early poetry Sadeh expressed the Zionist ideals and pioneer spirit. In the 1960s, his work was more personal.His collections of poetry included Burden of Dumah and Life as a Parable. His novels included One Man's Condition and Death of Avimelech.
Sadeh won the 1990 Bialik Prize
Bialik Prize
The 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 Literature, jointly with T. Carmi
T. Carmi
-Biography:He was born Carmi Charny in New York City. Hebrew was his mother tongue and his family used it as the spoken language of their home. He moved to Israel just before the outbreak of the Israeli War of Independence...
and Natan Yonatan
Natan Yonatan
Natan Yonatan was an Israeli poet.His poems have been translated from Hebrew and published in more than a dozen languages, among them: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Yiddish....
.
He died in Jerusalem on January 30, 1994, at the age of 64.
In 2005, Sadeh was voted the 182nd-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet
Ynet
Ynet is the most popular Israeli news and general content website. It is owned by the same conglomerate that operates Yediot Ahronot, the country's secondleading daily newspaper...
to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.