Name Amasai Levin Role Poet | Died April 16, 2002 | |
Amasai Levin ([ˈamasai leviːn], Hebrew: עמשי לוין) (26 April 1936 – 16 April 2002) was an Israeli poet and translator. Levin is perhaps best known for his lyrics for Badad (Hebrew: בדד; "Alone"), a popular Hebrew song, famous for its performance by Zohar Argov and the subject of many subsequent renditions.
A prolific and praised translator of fiction, science, television and film, Levin was responsible for the Hebrew translations of some modern classics, such as
Levine also translated several landmark works in the social sciences, including B. F. Skinner’s About Behaviorism (Hebrew: ביהייביוריזם) and Beyond Freedom and Dignity (Hebrew: מעבר לחרות ולכבוד); Leonard Broom and Philip Selznick’s Sociology (Hebrew: סוציולוגיה- יסודות, עקרונות, גישות) and Richard Lazarus’s Adjustment and Personality (Hebrew: אישיות והסתגלות). Levin's first name, Amasai, is a rare name of biblical origins. He also published under the pseudonyms Amos Yahav (Hebrew: עמוס יהב) and Avisar Levin (Hebrew: אבישר לוין ).