Simon Halkin
Simon Halkin | |
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| Native name | שמעון הלקין |
| Born | Russian Empire |
| Died | 1987 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Occupation | Writer and professor |
| Language | English, Hebrew |
| Nationality | Israeli |
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Simon Halkin (
translator
. He died in 1987.
Biography
Simon Halkin, the brother of
.In 1932 Halkin immigrated to the
Hebrew Literature and became head of the department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[3]
After retiring from the Hebrew University he served as a professor of
Jewish Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He translated William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Percy Bysshe Shelley
, and other writers from English into Hebrew.
He wrote six poetry collections, two novels, several short stories, and also literary criticism. His most famous book of poetry is On the Island (1946).
Halkin died in 1987 in Jerusalem, Israel.
Awards
- In 1967, Halkin was awarded the Bialik Prize for literature.[4]
- In 1970, he received the Yakir Yerushalayim (Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) award.[5]
- In 1975, he won the Israel Prize, in literature.[6]
References
- ISBN 978-1-4411-9784-9.
- ISBN 978-0-8143-4162-9.
- ISBN 978-1-4384-2232-9.
- ^ "List of Bialik Prize recipients 1933-2004 (in Hebrew), Tel Aviv Municipality website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Recipients of Yakir Yerushalayim award (in Hebrew)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. City of Jerusalem official website
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1975 (in Hebrew)".
Further reading
- ISBN 0-8143-2485-1
