Ruth Almog
Ruth Almog (Hebrew: רות אלמוג) is an Israeli novelist.[1]
Life
Almog was born 15 May 1936 in Petah Tikva, Mandate Palestine to parents who immigrated from Hamburg in 1933.[2] She studied at the David Yellin Teachers College,[3] and at Tel Aviv University. She taught philosophy and film at Tel Aviv University. She was the deputy editor of the literary section of the mainstream daily Haaretz and writer-in-residence at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[4]
She is married to poet Aaron Almog; they have two daughters.
Awards
- 1985, 2000 Ze`ev Prize
- 1989 Brenner Prize
- 2000 Yad Vashem Prize
- 2000 Andersen Honor Citation
- 2001 Agnon Prize from the Jerusalem municipality
- 2004 Newman Prize from Bar Ilan University
- 2004 German Gerty Spies Prize for Literature
- 2006 Bialik Prize for Lifetime Achievement
- 1995, 2007 Prime Minister`s Prize
- 2010 ACUM lifetime achievement[5]
Works
- Hasdei Ha-Laila Shel Margerita (Marguereta`s Night Grace) (stories), Tarmil, 1969
- Be-Eretz Gzerah (The Exile) (novel), Am Oved, 1971
- Aharei Tu Bi-Shvat (After Tubishvat) (stories), Tarmil, 1979
- Et Ha-Zar Ve-Ha- Oyev (The Stranger and the Foe), (novella), Sifriat Poalim, 1980
- Mavet Ba-Geshem (Death in the Rain) (novel), Keter, 1982
- Death in the rain: a novel, Red Crane Books, 1993, ISBN 978-1-878610-09-6
- Nashim (Women) (stories), Keter, 1986
- De zilveren bal, translators Benno Ehrlich, Annegert Fuchshuber, Ploegsma, 1994, ISBN 978-90-216-1087-0
- La palla d'argento, Translator O. D. Padoa, Mondadori, 2004, ISBN 978-88-04-53385-6
- Shorshei Avir (Roots of Light) (novel), Keter/Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987; 2003
- Tikun Omanuti (Invisible Mending) (novella & stories), Keter, 1993
- Meahev Mushlam (A Perfect Lover) (novel), with Esther Ettinger, Keter, 1995
- Der perfekte Liebhaber, Translators Ester Etinger, Vera Loos, Goldmann, 1999, ISBN 978-3-442-43991-1
- Meine Reise mit Alex , Translators Vera Loos, Naomi Nir-Bleimling, Sauerländer, 2002, ISBN 978-3-7941-4621-5
- Ha-Agam Ha-Pnimi (The Inner Lake), (composition), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2000
- Estelina Ahuvati (Estelina My Love) (novel), Ruth Almog & Esther Ettinger, Keter, 2002
- Kol Ha-Osher Ha-Mufraz Ha-ze (All This Overflowing Bliss) (stories), Keter, 2003
- Be-Ahava, Natalia (Love, Natalia) (novel), Keter, 2005
- Meil Katon (A Little Coat) (novella), Kinneret/Zmora-Bitan/Dvir, 2008
- Zara Be-Gan Eden (Stranger in Paradise) (novel), Kinneret/Zmora Bitan/Dvir, 2008
Children's and youth titles
- Naphy Nasich Ha-Karnafim (Naphy), Am Oved, 1979
- Gilgil, Massada/Modan, 1986
- Tzoanim Ba-Pardes (Nomads in the Orchard)(youth), Massada, 1986
- Kadur Ha-Kesef (The Silver Ball), Am Oved, 1986
- Hasibor (The Wonderbird), Am Oved, 1991
- Rakefet, Ahavati Ha-Rishonah (Rakefet, My First Love), Keter, 1992
- Gilgil Rotza Kelev (Gilgil Wants a Dog)', Modan, 1998
- Ha-Masa Sheli Im Alex (My Journey with Alex), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999
- Balut Ha-Pele Shel Kamila (The Magic Acorn), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999
- Od Chibuk Echad (Just One More Hug), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2003
Anthologies
- Six Israeli novellas. David R. Godine Publisher. 1999. ISBN 978-1-56792-091-8.
References
External links
- "Ruth Almog on Her Life as a Writer", ITHL, October, 1999
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