Ruth Almog () is an Israeli

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Life

Almog was born 15 May 1936 in

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to parents who immigrated from

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in 1933. She studied at the David Yellin Teachers College, and at

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. She taught philosophy and film at Tel Aviv University. She was the deputy editor of the literary section of the mainstream daily ''

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'' and writer-in-residence at the

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. In 1959 she married to poet Aharon Almog and they had two daughters, Shira and Eliana.

Awards

*1985 and 2000: *1989

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*2000 Yad Vashem Prize *2000 Andersen Honor Citation *2001 Agnon Prize from the

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municipality *2004 Newman Prize from

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*2004 German Gerty Spies Prize for Literature *2006

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for Lifetime Achievement *1995 2007 Prime Minister`s Prize *2010 ACUM lifetime achievement award The book ''My Journey with Alex'' had won the

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, the and the

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, as well as a

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commendation. It is recommended by the Ministry of Education.

Works

*''Hasdei Ha-Laila Shel Margerita (Marguereta`s Night Grace)'' (stories), Tarmil, 1969 *''Be-Eretz Gzerah (The Exile)'' (novel), Am Oved, 1971 *''Aharei Tu Bi-Shvat (After Tubishvat)'' (stories), Tarmil, 1979 *''Et Ha-Zar Ve-Ha- Oyev (The Stranger and the Foe)'', (novella), Sifriat Poalim, 1980 *''Mavet Ba-Geshem (Death in the Rain)'' (novel), Keter, 1982 **''Death in the rain: a novel'', Red Crane Books, 1993, *''Nashim (Women)'' (stories), Keter, 1986 **''De zilveren bal'', translators Benno Ehrlich, Annegert Fuchshuber, Ploegsma, 1994, **''La palla d'argento'', Translator O. D. Padoa, Mondadori, 2004, *''Shorshei Avir (Roots of Light)'' (novel), Keter/Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987; 2003 *''Tikun Omanuti (Invisible Mending)'' (novella & stories), Keter, 1993 *''Meahev Mushlam (A Perfect Lover)'' (novel), with Esther Ettinger, Keter, 1995 **''Der perfekte Liebhaber'', Translators Ester Etinger, Vera Loos, Goldmann, 1999, **''Meine Reise mit Alex '', Translators Vera Loos, Naomi Nir-Bleimling, Sauerländer, 2002, *''Ha-Agam Ha-Pnimi (The Inner Lake)'', (composition), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2000 *''Estelina Ahuvati (Estelina My Love)'' (novel), Ruth Almog & Esther Ettinger, Keter, 2002 *''Kol Ha-Osher Ha-Mufraz Ha-ze (All This Overflowing Bliss)'' (stories), Keter, 2003 *''Be-Ahava, Natalia (Love, Natalia)'' (novel), Keter, 2005 *''Meil Katon (A Little Coat)'' (novella), Kinneret/Zmora-Bitan/Dvir, 2008 *''Zara Be-Gan Eden (Stranger in Paradise)'' (novel), Kinneret/Zmora Bitan/Dvir, 2008

Children's and youth titles

*''Naphy Nasich Ha-Karnafim (Naphy)'', Am Oved, 1979 *''Gilgil'', Massada/Modan, 1986 *''Tzoanim Ba-Pardes (Nomads in the Orchard)''(youth), Massada, 1986 *''Kadur Ha-Kesef (The Silver Ball)'', Am Oved, 1986 *''Hasibor (The Wonderbird)'', Am Oved, 1991 *''Rakefet, Ahavati Ha-Rishonah (Rakefet, My First Love)'', Keter, 1992 *''Gilgil Rotza Kelev (Gilgil Wants a Dog)'', Modan, 1998 * (Ha-Masa Sheli Im Alex, ''My Journey with Alex''), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999 **The story of wandering of Holocaust children, two brothers, Erwin and Alex. Translated in German (''Meine Reise mit Alex''), Serbian (''Moje putovanje s Aleksom'') and Chinese.My Journey with Alex
/ref> *''Balut Ha-Pele Shel Kamila (The Magic Acorn)'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999 *''Od Chibuk Echad (Just One More Hug)'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2003

Anthologies

References

4. Yael S. Feldman, No Room of Their Own: Gender and Nation in Israeli Women's Fiction (Columbia UP, 1999), chap. 8, "Beyond the Feminist Romance: Ruth Almog", 193-223. 4a. Hebrew trans. of No Room of Their Own by Michal Sapir, 2002, Hakibbutz Hameuchad: ללא חדר משלהן: מגדר ואומה בספרות נשים ישראליות, פרק 8: "מעבר לרומנס הפמיניסטי, 200-230. 5. יעל פלדמן, "לתקון את הלא-ראוי עוד לתיקון" , אחרית דבר לאוסף סיפורי רות אלמוג, תיקון אמנותי, כתר 2003 (עמ' 443-473) {{DEFAULTSORT:Almog, Ruth 1936 births People from Petah Tikva Living people Tel Aviv University alumni Academic staff of Tel Aviv University Hebrew-language writers Israeli women short story writers Israeli short story writers Israeli novelists Israeli women novelists Israeli children's writers Israeli women children's writers 20th-century Israeli women writers 21st-century Israeli women writers 20th-century Israeli writers 21st-century Israeli writers 20th-century Israeli educators 21st-century Israeli educators 20th-century Israeli women educators 21st-century Israeli women educators Recipients of Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works Israeli women editors Bialik Prize recipients