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Nurit Zarchi
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Nurit Zarchi
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| Born | 19 October 1941 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
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| Nationality | Israeli |
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| Known for | Children's literature, poetry, prose |
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Nurit Zarchi (Hebrew: נורית זרחי) is a famous Israeli poet and author. She writes many books for both children and adults. She was born in Jerusalem on October 19, 1941.
About Nurit Zarchi's Life
Nurit Zarchi's father, Israel Zarchi, was also a writer. Sadly, he passed away when Nurit was only six years old. After that, she grew up in a special community called a Kibbutz in a place called Geva. Later, she finished her high school studies in Ein Harod.
After serving in the military, Nurit went to college. She studied psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She also earned degrees in literature and philosophy from Tel Aviv University.
Nurit Zarchi has written many poems for children's newspapers. She also worked as a journalist for a newspaper called Yedioth Ahronoth. She has published over one hundred books! These include children's stories, poems, and other types of writing.
Awards and Recognition
Nurit Zarchi has won many important awards for her writing. In 1999, she received the Bialik Prize for literature. This is a very respected award in Israel. She shared this prize with two other authors, Aharon Almog and Yoram Kaniuk.
She has also won many other special awards for her literary work. These include the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works. She has also been recognized by the IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Honour List several times. In 2021, she received the Israel Prize for literature, which is one of the highest honors in Israel.
Selected Books
Here are some of Nurit Zarchi's well-known 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)
See also
- List of Bialik Prize recipients
