Amasai Levin

] Amasai Levin (pronounced|ˈamasaj lɛvi:n) _he. עמשי לוין) (26 April 1936 – 16 April 2002) an Israeli poet and translator. Levin is perhaps best known for his lyrics for Badad ( _he. 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 Norman Mailer’s The Deer Park ( _he. גן הצבאים) and The Executioner's Song ( _he. שירת התליין); Herman Wouk’s The Caine Mutiny ( _he. המרד על הקיין) and War and Remembrance ( _he. מלחמה וזכרון); and John le Carré’s A Small Town in Germany ( _he. עיר קטנה בגרמניה), A Perfect Spy ( _he. מרגל מושלם), and The Russia House ( _he. בית רוסיה).Levine also translated several landmark works in the social sciences, including B. F. Skinner’s About Behaviorism ( _he. ביהייביוריזם) and Beyond Freedom and Dignity ( _he. מעבר לחרות ולכבוד); Leonard Broom and Philip Selznick’s Sociology ( _he. סוציולוגיה- יסודות, עקרונות, גישות) and Richard Lazarus’s Adjustment and Personality ( _he. אישיות והסתגלות). Levin’s first name, Amasai, is a rare name of biblical origins. He also published under the pseudonyms Amos Yahav ( _he. עמוס יהב) and Avisar Levin ( _he. אבישר לוין ).