Nathan Shaham

Nathan Shaham(Hebrew:נתן שחם; January 29, 1925– June 18, 2018) was an Israeli writer.

Nathan Shaham נתן שחם
Shaham in Beit Alfa, Nov. 2000
Born	(1925-01-29)January 29, 1925
Died	June 18, 2018(2018-06-18)(aged 93) Beit Alfa,Israel
Occupation	Writer, novelist and playwright
Nationality	Israeli
Notable awards	Bialik Prize(1988) National Jewish Book Award(1992) Newman Prize (1993) ADAI-WIZO Prize (2005) Prime Minister's Prize (2007) Israel Prize(2012)

Biography

Born inTel Aviv,Shaham was a member ofKibbutzBeit Alfafrom 1945-2018, and served with thePalmachin the1948 Arab-Israeli War.He was the son ofEliezer Steinman,theHebrewauthor and essayist.

Shaham was editor-in-chief of Sifriat Poalim Publishing House. He was Israel's cultural attaché in the United States from 1977–80, and a former vice-chairman of theIsrael Broadcasting Authority.

He died in his home in Beit Alfa on June 18, 2018.

Awards

Shaham was the winner of several literary awards, including theBialik Prize(1988),theNational Jewish Book Awardfor Fiction forRosendorf Quartet(1992),the Newman Prize (1993), the ADAI-WIZO Prize forThe Rosendorf Quartet(Italy, 2005), and thePrime Minister's Prize(2007).

In 2012, he won theIsrael Prizefor Hebrew Literature and Poetry; the prize jury called Shaham one of the outstanding authors of Israel’s generation of founders and noted the “lively and rich” style of his plays, fiction and nonfiction works.

Works

• Grain and Lead(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1948 [Dagan Ve-Oferet]
• The Gods Are Lazy(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1949 [Ha-Elim Atzelim]
• They'll Arrive Tomorrow(play), Sifriat Poalim, 1949 [Hem Yagyu Mahar]
• Call Me Siomka(play), Sifriat Poalim, 1950 [Kra Li Siomka]
• "Yohanan Bar Hama" (play), 1952
• Always Us(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1952 [Tamid Anahnu]
• A Stone on the Well's Mouth(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1956 [Even Al Pi Ha-Be'er]
• "Meetings in Moscow" (non-fiction), 1957
• Veterans' Housing(stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1958 [Shikun Vatikim]
• The Wisdom of the Poor(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1960 [Hochmat Ha-Misken]
• Citrus Scent(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1962 [Reyah Hadarim]
• The Journey to the Land of Kush(travel), Massada, 1962 [Masah Le-Eretz Kush]
• "That's Because" (children), Sifriat Poalim, 1964
• The Book of Portraits,Sifriat Poalim, 1968 [Sefer ha-Diokanaot]
• First Person Plural(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1968 [Guf Rishon Rabim]
• Round Trip(novel), Am Oved, 1972 [Haloch Ve-Shov]
• Witness for the King(novel), Am Oved, 1975 [Ed Ha-Melech]
• Talk to the Wind(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1975 [Daber El Ha-Ruah]
• The Other Side of the Wall(novellas), Am Oved, 1978 [Kirot Etz Dakim]
• Green Autumn(stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1979 [Stav Yarok]
• Bone to the Bone(novel), Am Oved, 1981 [Etzem El Atzmo]
• Still Silent Voice(novel), Sifriat Poalim, 1983 [Demamah Dakah]
• Mountain and Home(non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1984 [Ha-Har Ve Ha-Bayit]
• The Streets of Ashkelon(novellas), Am Oved, 1985 [Hutzot Ashkelon]
• Four in One Bar,Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 [Arba Be-Teivah Ahat]
• The Rosendorf Quartet(novel), Am Oved, 1987 [Reviyat Rosendorf]. English translation Avalon Travel Publishing, 2000,ISBN978-0-8021-3316-8
• Sealed Book,Sifriat Poalim, 1988 [Sefer Hatum]
• They'll Arrive Tomorrow(play), Or-Am, 1989 [Hem Yagyu Mahar]
• New Account(play), Or-Am, 1989 [Heshbon Hadash]
• The Desert Generation(non-fiction), Sifriat Poalim, 1991 [Dor Ha-Midbar]
• Series(novel), Am Oved, 1992 [Sidra]
• Hot Dogs(stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1993 [Naknikiot Hamot]
• The Heart of Tel Aviv(novel), Am Oved, 1996 [Lev Tel Aviv]
• Expect a Letter(stories), Sifriat Poalim, 1999 [Michtav Ba-Derech]
• Rosendorf's Shadow(novel), Am Oved, 2001 [Tzilo Shel Rosendorf]
• Tabula Rasa[Zmora-Bitan, 2010] (Hebrew:לוח חלק)

External links

• Biography,Hebrew at Stanford

See also

• List of Bialik Prize recipients