Yitzhak Ben Ner ( he, יצחק בן נר, also transliterated Itzhak Ben-Ner; born July 3, 1937) is an Israeli writer,
screenwriter
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,
journalist
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, and
film critic
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. He has also hosted and edited radio and TV programs.
Biography
Ben Ner was born in 1937 in
Kfar Yehoshua
Kfar Yehoshua ( he, כְּפַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, ''lit.'' Joshua's Village) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Haifa and Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
He attended
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 ...
where he studied literature and drama. He started publishing as a boy, and published his first book for adults in 1967. Several books of his have been adapted for theatrical or cinematic productions.
His books and stories have been translated into many languages.
Awards
* In 1981, Be'er was awarded the
Bernstein Prize
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(original Hebrew novel category).
* In 1981, he was awarded the Agnon-Jerusalem Prize
* In 1983, he received the Ramat Gan Prize for Literature.
* His play ''Ta'atuon'' won First Prize at the 1990 Theatroneto Festival.
* In 2005, he was awarded Prime Minister's Prize.
Works
Books
*''After the Field-Burner'' (children), 1967
*''The Man From There'' (novel), 1967
*''Rustic Sunset'' (story collection), 1976
*''Kishona, Children of the River'' (children), 1977
*''After the Rain'' (3 stories), 1979
*''My Friend Emmanuel and I'' (children), 1979
*''A Far Land'' (novel in stories), 1981
*''Protokol'' (novel), 1982
*''Angels are Coming'' (novel), 1987
*''Ta'atuon'' (novel), 1989
*''Jeans, a Dog'' (children), 1991
*''Morning of Fools'' (novel), 1992
*''Bears and Woods'' (novel), 1995
*''Enemy Scope'' (novel), 1997
*''City of Refuge'' (novel), 2000
*''Nobody's Ever Died Walking'' (novel), 2007
Film and television
*''Again, Forever'' (feature film, wrote story and screenplay), 1985
*''
Atalia'' (feature film, wrote story), 1986
*''The Class Queen'' (feature film, as actor) 1988
*''Winter Games'' (TV drama, wrote story) 1989
*''Nili'' (documentary feature film, wrote screenplay and directed), 1996
*''Enemy Scope'', (TV mini-series, screenplay based on his novel), 1999
* "Nicole's Stations" (wrote screenplay. Based on his novel Rustic Sunset. Co-writer:
Rony Gruber
Rony Gruber ( he, רוני גרובר; born January 15, 1963) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter. He is best known as the director and co-producer of ''Are You This Able?'', nominated for best documentary at the Ophir Award.
Biography
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), 2001
Plays
*''David August'' (monodrama, based on his story), 1983
*''Ta'atuon'' (monodrama, based on his novel)
*''A Far Land'' (monodrama, based on his story), 1992
*''Morning of Fools'' (monodrama, based on his novel)
*''Uri Muri'' (drama), 1999
References
Yitzhak Ben-Nerat the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
External links
*
1937 births
Living people
Israeli journalists
Israeli male screenwriters
Israeli male dramatists and playwrights
Bernstein Prize recipients
Tel Aviv University alumni
Recipients of Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works
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