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'''Aharon Megged''' ([[Hebrew]]: אהרון מגד) (born 1920; [[Hebrew calendar|Hebrew year]] 5680) is an [[Israel]]i [[author]] and [[playwright]].
'''Aharon Megged''' ([[Hebrew]]: אהרון מגד) (born 1920; [[Hebrew calendar|Hebrew year]] 5680) is an [[Israel]]i author and playwright.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Aharon Megged was born in 1920 in [[Włocławek]], [[Poland]], and in 1926 immigrated with his parents to [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandate Palestine]]. He grew up in [[Ra'anana]], attending the [[Herzliya high school]] in [[Tel Aviv]]. After graduation, he joined a Zionist pioneering youth movement, training at [[Kibbutz]] [[Giv'at Brenner]]. He was a member of Kibbutz [[Sdot Yam]] for twelve years.
Aharon Megged was born in 1920 in [[Włocławek]], [[Poland]], and in 1926 immigrated with his parents to [[British Mandate of Palestine|Mandate Palestine]]. He grew up in [[Ra'anana]], attending the [[Herzliya high school]] in [[Tel Aviv]]. After graduation, he joined a Zionist pioneering youth movement, training at [[Kibbutz]] [[Giv'at Brenner]]. He was a member of Kibbutz [[Sdot Yam]] for twelve years.


Megged, along with a group of writer friends, founded the ''Masa'' literary weekly, and was its editor for fifteen years. He worked as a literary editor for the newspapers ''[[La-merhav]]'' and ''[[Davar]]''. From 1968 to 1971 he served as cultural attaché to the Israeli embassy in [[London]]. In 1977/78 he was author-in-residence at the Center for Hebrew Studies affiliated with [[Oxford University]]. He made several lecture tours of the United States, and was also author-in-residence at the [[University of Iowa]].
Megged, along with a group of writer friends, founded the ''Masa'' literary weekly, and was its editor for fifteen years. He worked as a literary editor for the newspapers ''[[La-merhav]]'' and ''[[Davar]]''. From 1968 to 1971 he served as cultural attaché to the Israeli embassy in London. In 1977/78 he was author-in-residence at the Center for Hebrew Studies affiliated with [[Oxford University]]. He made several lecture tours of the United States, and was also author-in-residence at the [[University of Iowa]].


He has published 35 books.
He has published 35 books.


His plays have been performed at [[Habima Theatre|Habima]], [[Ha-Ohel]], and other theaters. His books have been translated into numerous languages and published in the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], [[Argentina]], [[France]], and other countries.
His plays have been performed at [[Habima Theatre|Habima]], [[Ha-Ohel]], and other theaters. His books have been translated into numerous languages and published in the United Kingdom, the United States, [[Argentina]], France, and other countries.


Megged is married to author [[Ida Tsurit]] and is the father of author [[Eyal Megged]] and of [[Amos Megged]], a lecturer in history at the [[University of Haifa]].
Megged is married to author [[Ida Tsurit]] and is the father of author [[Eyal Megged]] and of [[Amos Megged]], a lecturer in history at the [[University of Haifa]].
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* In 1974, Megged won the [[Bialik Prize]] for his books ''The Evyatar Notebooks: a novel'' and ''Of Trees and Stones''.
* In 1974, Megged won the [[Bialik Prize]] for his books ''The Evyatar Notebooks: a novel'' and ''Of Trees and Stones''.


* In 2003, he was awarded the [[Israel Prize]], for literature.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient’s C.V. | url = http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsag/AharonMeged/KorotHaimAharonMeged.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient | url = http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsag/AharonMeged/NimokyHafotim.htm}}</ref>
* In 2003, he was awarded the [[Israel Prize]], for literature.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V. | url = http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsag/AharonMeged/KorotHaimAharonMeged.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient | url = http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsag/AharonMeged/NimokyHafotim.htm}}</ref>


Among his many other Israeli awards are the [[Brenner Prize]], the S.Y. Agnon Prize, and the Prime Minister's Prize.
Among his many other Israeli awards are the [[Brenner Prize]], the S.Y. Agnon Prize, and the Prime Minister's Prize.
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==Sources==
==Sources==
* "[[:he:אהרון מגד|אהרון מגד]]" (Aharon Megged) in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved June 3, 2005.
* "[[:he:אהרון מגד|אהרון מגד]]" (Aharon Megged) in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 June 2005.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 09:23, 24 July 2013

Aharon Megged (Hebrew: אהרון מגד) (born 1920; Hebrew year 5680) is an Israeli author and playwright.

Biography

Aharon Megged was born in 1920 in Włocławek, Poland, and in 1926 immigrated with his parents to Mandate Palestine. He grew up in Ra'anana, attending the Herzliya high school in Tel Aviv. After graduation, he joined a Zionist pioneering youth movement, training at Kibbutz Giv'at Brenner. He was a member of Kibbutz Sdot Yam for twelve years.

Megged, along with a group of writer friends, founded the Masa literary weekly, and was its editor for fifteen years. He worked as a literary editor for the newspapers La-merhav and Davar. From 1968 to 1971 he served as cultural attaché to the Israeli embassy in London. In 1977/78 he was author-in-residence at the Center for Hebrew Studies affiliated with Oxford University. He made several lecture tours of the United States, and was also author-in-residence at the University of Iowa.

He has published 35 books.

His plays have been performed at Habima, Ha-Ohel, and other theaters. His books have been translated into numerous languages and published in the United Kingdom, the United States, Argentina, France, and other countries.

Megged is married to author Ida Tsurit and is the father of author Eyal Megged and of Amos Megged, a lecturer in history at the University of Haifa.

Awards

  • In 1974, Megged won the Bialik Prize for his books The Evyatar Notebooks: a novel and Of Trees and Stones.

Among his many other Israeli awards are the Brenner Prize, the S.Y. Agnon Prize, and the Prime Minister's Prize.

References

  1. ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V."
  2. ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient".

Sources

  • "אהרון מגד" (Aharon Megged) in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 June 2005.

See also

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