Nurit Zarchi (; born

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, 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

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as a guest. Later she went to

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, where she completed her secondary schooling. After her military service, she completed studies in psychology at the

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. She earned bachelor's degrees in literature and philosophy at

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

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. 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

Yoram Kaniuk Yoram Kaniuk (; May 2, 1930 – June 8, 2013) was an Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic. Biography Yoram Kaniuk was born in Tel Aviv. His father, , was the first curator of Tel Aviv Museum of Art and was born in Ternopi ...

) 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. There are two separate p ...

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

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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

External links

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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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