- Benjamin Tammuz
Benjamin Tammuz ( _he. בנימין תמוז)(
July 11 ,1919 –July 19 ,1989 ) was anIsrael i writer and artist who contributed toIsraeli culture in many disciplines, as a novelist, journalist, critic, painter, and sculptor.Benjamin Tammuz was born in Soviet Russia. When he was five years old, he immigrated with his parents to the
Land of Israel . He attended the Tachkemoni school and theHerzliya Hebrew High School inTel Aviv . From an early age, he engaged in writing, sculpture, and painting. He also took an avid interest inart history , going on to study that subject at the Sorbonne inParis . While growing up, he became a member of theCommunist underground. As a youth he was a member of theCanaanite movement . More than his teachers and friends, the artistYitzhak Danziger was an influence on him.In 1948, Tammuz joined the editorial board of "
Haaretz ". At first he wrote the popular column "Uzi & Co." Later he edited the children's newspaper "Haaretz Shelanu". From 1965, he edited "Haaretz"' literary and cultural supplement, serving as the art critic there. From 1971 to 1975, he served as cultural attaché at the Israeli embassy inLondon . From 1979 to 1984, he was invited as a writer-in-residence atOxford University . Benjamin Tammuz died in 1989 in Tel Aviv.Books published in English
*"A Castle in Spain" (1973), translation of "Be-Sof Ma'arav" (1966)
*"A Rare Cure" (stories, 1981), translation of "Angioxyl, Terufah Nedirah" (1973)
*"Minotaur" (1981), translation of the Hebrew-language novel of the same title (1980)
*"Requiem for Na'aman" (1982), translation of "Requiem Le-Na'aman" (1978)
*"The Orchard" (novella, 1984), translation of "Ha-Pardes" (1972)References
*Much of the content of this article comes from the article " [http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/בנימין_תמוז בנימין תמוז] " in the Hebrew-language Wikipedia. Retrieved
November 21 ,2005 .
*" [http://www.ithl.org.il/author_info.asp?id=268 Benjamin Tammuz] " at the Institute for Translation of Hebrew Literature. RetrievedNovember 21 ,2005 .
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