Aharon Shabtai ( he, אהרון שבתאי; born April 11, 1939) is an Israeli

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and translator.

Biography

Aharon Shabtai studied Greek and philosophy in Jerusalem, at the

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and at

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, and he teaches literature in

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. He has published some 20 books of poetry in

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, and English translations of his work have appeared in the '' American Poetry Review'', the '' London Review of Books'', and '' Parnassus: Poetry in Review''. His poetic style has varied over the years, from minimalist and romantic ("The Domestic Poem"), to erotic ("Ziva") and fiercely political ("Sun Sun"). He is the younger brother of Yaakov Shabtai, author of the novel '' Past Continuous'', and was married to the linguist and political activist Professor

Tanya Reinhart Tanya Reinhart ( he, טניה ריינהרט; July 1943 – March 17, 2007) was an Israeli linguist who wrote frequently on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She contributed columns to the Israeli newspaper '' Yediot Aharonot'' and longer articles ...

until her death in 2007. He is also the uncle of Hamutal Shabtai, who is a psychiatrist and a novelist.

Awards and recognition

*In 1993, Shabtai received the Israeli Prime Minister's Prize For his translations. *In 1999, Shabtai was awarded the

Tchernichovsky Prize Tchernichovsky Prize is an Israeli prize awarded to individuals for exemplary works of translation into Hebrew. History The Tchernichovsky Prize is awarded by the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo.

for exemplary translation.

Books

In Hebrew

* ''Shemesh Shemesh'' (Sun Sun), Hargol, 2006 * ''Artzenu'' (Our Land), Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad, 2002 * ''Politiqa'' (Politics), Even Hoshen,

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

* ''Be-xodesh May ha-nifla’'' (In the Wonderful Month of May), Siman Qri’a/ Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad,

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

* ''Ha-lev'' (The Heart), Siman Qri’a/ Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

* ''Metaziviqa'' (Metazivika),

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, 1992 * ''Ziva'' (Ziva), Zmora Bitan,

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...

* ''Gerushin'' (Divorce), Mosad Bialik,

* ''Ahava'' (Love), ‛Am ‛Oved,

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

* ''Begin'' (Begin), Keter,

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

* ''Ha-hartza’a ha-rishona'' (The First Lecture), ‛Akhshav,

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

* ''Sefer ha-klum'' (The Book of Nothing), Sifriyat Po‛alim, 1982 * ''Ha-xamor'' (The Donkey), ‛Eqed, 1982 * ''Xut'' (Thread), Proza,

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

* ''Xara’, mavet'' (Shit, Death), ‛Akhshav,

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

* ''Ha-po’ema ha-beytit'' (The Domestic Poem), Siman Qri’a,

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

* ''Qibbutz'' (Kibbutz), Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad,

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

* ''Xadar ha-morim'' (Teachers’ Room), ‛Akhshav, 1966

In French

Le Poème Domestique, Editions de l’Éclat (Paris),

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

La Première Lecture, Editions de l’Éclat (Paris),

In English

Love and Other Poems, The Sheep Meadow Press (New York), 1997 J’accuse, New Directions (New York), 2003

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20110720150041/http://israel.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=3158 *http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/entertainment/poetry/profiles/poet_shabtai.html *http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/aharon-shabtai {{DEFAULTSORT:Shabtai, Aharon Israeli male poets University of Paris alumni Tel Aviv University faculty 1939 births Living people Alumni of the University of Cambridge 20th-century Israeli male writers 21st-century Israeli male writers