- Gershon Shaked
Gershon Shaked ( _he. גרשון שקד; 1929–2006) was an Israeli scholar and critic of
Hebrew literature .Biography
Born Gerhard Mandel in
Vienna ,Austria , he immigrated toPalestine alone in 1939, and was later followed by his parents. He attendedGymnasia Herzliya inTel Aviv . He changed his last name to "Shaked," the Hebrew translation of "Mandel," which means "almond." He was married to Malka, and had two children [Lev-Ari, Shiri. "Israel Prize winner literary critic Gershon Shaked dies, aged 77." "Haaretz". December 29, 2006. Par. 1-3 [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/807176.html] .] .Academic career
In 1950, Shaked studied at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem , where he earned a doctorate in Hebrew literature in 1964 and later chaired the Department of Hebrew Literature. In addition to his many publications in Hebrew, he also wrote more than thirty books of criticism in other languages. Shaked received theBialik Prize in 1986, theIsrael Prize for literary scholarship in 1992, and the Bahat Award for Non-Fiction in 2004 [Lev-Ari, Par. 4 [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/807176.html] .] .Works in English
Literary criticism
* "The New Tradition: Essays on Modern Hebrew Literature".
Hebrew Union College Press/Wayne State University Press, 2006
* "Modern Hebrew Fiction".Indiana University Press, 2000.
* "Shmuel Yosef Agnon: A Revolutionary Traditionalist".New York University Press , 1989.
* "The Shadows Within: Essays on the Modern Jewish Writers".Jewish Publication Society , 1987.Edited anthologies
* "8 Great Hebrew Short Novels". Toby Press, 2005
* "Six Israeli Novellas",David R. Godine , 2002References
External links
* [https://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/An-Unheralded-Zionist-10888?mode=reserve An Unhearalded Zionist] - Article on Shaked from "Commentary Magazine".
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