Nurit Zarchi (

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: נורית זרחי) (born

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, October 19, 1941; 28 Tishri 5702 AM) is an Israeli poet and author for adults and children. Her father was the author Israel Zarchi. He died when she was six, leaving her an orphan. She was raised at Kibbutz

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as a guest. Later she went to

Ein Harod Ein Harod ( he, עֵין חֲרוֹד) was a kibbutz in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa. Founded in 1921, it became the center of Mandatory Palestine's kibbutz movement, hosting the headquarters of the largest kibbutz organisation, HaKibbutz HaM ...

, where she completed her secondary schooling. After her military service, she completed studies in psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She earned bachelor's degrees in literature and philosophy at

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 ...

. Zarchi has published many poems in children's newspapers. She has been a journalist for

Yedioth Ahronoth ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...

. She has published more than one hundred books of children's literature, poetry, prose, and research.

Awards

In 1999, Zarchi was the co-recipient (jointly with Aharon Almog and

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) of

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 Israel's national poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik ...

for literature. In addition, she has been awarded many other prestigious prizes for her literary work, including the Prime Minister's Prize and several citations on the IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Honour List. In 2021 she received the Israel Prize for literature.

Selected books

*''Otobiographya Shell Delet'' ("Autobiography of a Door", 2018) *''Balua'' (Swallowed", 2016) *''Ahavata Shell Rosie Postil'' (Rosie Postil's Love, 2014) *''Bezel Gvirtenu'' ("In Our Lady's Shadow", 2013) *''Ani Ohev Lishrok Ba-Rehov'' ("I Like Whistling in the Street", 1967) *''Kaf Etz U-Kdera Shtuha'' ("Wooden Spoon and Flat Plate", 1969) *''Avigail Me-Har Ha-Melakhim'' ("Abigail from the Kings' Mountain", 1989) *''Amori Asig Atusa'' ("Amori Catches Up and Fly", 1992) *''Tinturu, A Tiny Elephant'' (in English translation, 1996), originally ''Tinturu Pila Ketana Meod'' (1993) *''Miligram'' ("Milligram", 1997) *''Cristabella O Sh'ela L'Rembrandt'' ("Cristabella or a Question for Rembrandt", 1997) *''Ketem Keter Ketchup Ahava'' ("Color, Crown, Ketchup, Love", 1998) *''Ha-Ritzpa Mitnadnedet'' ("The Floor Rocks", 2003) *''Sipur Lo Shimushi'' ("A Useless Story", 2003) *''Pa'am Haya Ve-Pa'am Lo'' ("Once Was, Once Wasn't", 2004)

References

Sources

Much of the content of this article comes from article " נורית זרחי" (Nurit Zarchi) in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved November 22, 2005.

External links

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Nurit Zarchi
at the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature * Nurit Zarchi's poem , composed and performed by

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Poetry international website

Awards

Selected books

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