Assaf Inbari (Hebrew: אסף ענברי; born March 9, 1968) is an Israeli novelist and journalist. He is the Asper Chair in Zionist Studies at Shalem College in Jerusalem and teaches at Kinneret College and Alma College (Tel Aviv) [he].

Assaf Inbari
Native name
אסף ענברי
Born (1968-03-09) March 9, 1968 (age 56)
OccupationWriter and journalist
NationalityIsraeli
Notable worksHome (Hebrew: הביתה)

Biography

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Assaf Inbari was born and raised on Kibbutz Afikim,[1] the oldest of three children, and lived there until the age of 20.[2] He studied Hebrew literature and comparative literature at the Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students of Tel Aviv University. In 2008 he completed his Ph.D. on the poetry of Hayim Nahman Bialik at Bar-Ilan University.[2]

In 2005 he married Naomi. They have a son and a daughter. He lives on Kibbutz Degania B.

Literary career

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In 2009 he published his first novel Home (Hebrew: הביתה). It relates the history of Afikim over three generations, from its founding in the Jordan Valley in the early 1930s by members of the socialistZionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair, through its growth and development, to its present form, beset by privatization and individualism.[3] The novel was awarded the 2010 Israel Book Publishers Association's Platinum Prize[4] and was on the shortlist of finalists for the Sapir Prize for Literature.[5]

In 2020 Inbari was awarded the Agnon Prize for the Art of Prose.[6]

Published works

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Fiction

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  • Home (Hebrew: הביתה) (Yedioth Ahronoth/Hemed Books, 2009) [Hebrew].
  • The Tank (Hebrew: הטנק) (Yedioth Ahronoth/Hemed Books, 2018) [Hebrew].
  • The Red Book (Hebrew: הספר האדום) (Yedioth Ahronoth/Hemed Books, 2022) [Hebrew].

Essays

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Articles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Avraham Balaban (18 June 2009), "Israeli History / Clowns in the Dining Room", Haaretz (retrieved 17 November 2012).
  2. ^ a b Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature, New Books from Israel: Fall 2009 Archived June 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, p. 19 (retrieved 17 November 2012).
  3. ^ Shula Keshet, "Producing the (Eretz-) Israeli Place: On the Documentary Urge in Kibbutz Literature" (2011), Vol. 52, Hebrew Studies, pp. 235-58 (retrieved 17 November 2012).
  4. ^ Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature, "Assaf Inbari", accessed August 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Greer Fay Cashman (25 March 2011), "Yoram Kaniuk's War of Independence memoir wins Sapir Prize", The Jerusalem Post (retrieved 17 November 2012).
  6. ^ הסופר אסף ענברי זכה בפרס עגנון
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