Yitzhak Ben Ner (, also transliterated Itzhak Ben-Ner; born July 3, 1937) is an Israeli writer,

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, and

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. He has also hosted and edited radio and TV programs.

Biography

Ben Ner was born in 1937 in

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He attended

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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

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(original Hebrew novel category). * In 1981, he was awarded the Agnon-

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* In 1983, he received the Ramat Gan Prize for Literature. * His play ''Ta'atuon'' won First Prize at the 1990 Theatronetto 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), 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-Ner
at 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 {{screenwriter-stub