Native name דוד אבידן Name David Avidan | Role Poet Movies Sex | |
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Born February 21, 1934 Tel Aviv, Israel Alma mater Hebrew University of Jerusalem Occupation Poet, painter, filmmaker, publicist, and playwright Awards 1993 Bialik Prize for Hebrew literature Died May 11, 1995, Tel Aviv, Israel Education Hebrew University of Jerusalem People also search for Berry Sakharof, Naftali Alter, Chava Alberstein, Yishai Kiczales | ||
ערב פתאומי - דוד אבידן David Avidan - Erev Pitomi
David Avidan (Hebrew: דוד אבידן) (February 21, 1934 – May 11, 1995) was an Israeli "poet, painter, filmmaker, publicist, and playwright" (as he often put it). He wrote 20 published books of Hebrew poetry.
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- David Avidan Erev Pitomi
- Biography and literary career
- Awards
- Movies
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Biography and literary career
He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and studied Literature and Philosophy while briefly studying at Hebrew University. He wrote mostly in Hebrew, and was an avant-garde artist throughout his life. He translated many of his own poems into English, and received several awards both as a poet and as a translator.
He was not popular with most critics or the general public throughout his life, often criticized as being egocentric, chauvinistic, and technocratic. His first book, Lipless Faucets (1954), was attacked by nearly all poetry critics; the first favorable review was by Gabriel Moked, editor of the literary quarterly Akhshav, who later became one of Avidan's closest friends.
By the early 1990s he could scarcely make a living, and his mental condition had deteriorated. Avidan died in Tel Aviv, the city which had played a central role in his life, and was, in many ways, the center of his creation.
Since his death, Avidan's reputation has been on the rise both in literary circles and in the popular imagination, positioning him as one the core poets of the Israeli canon.
Awards
In 1993, Avidan was the co-recipient (jointly with Amalia Kahana-Carmon) of the Bialik Prize for Hebrew literature.