Aharon Shabtai
Aharon Shabtai is an Israeli poet and translator.Biography
Aharon Shabtai studied Greek and philosophy in Jerusalem, at the Sorbonne and at Cambridge, and he teaches literature in Tel Aviv University. He has published some 20 books of poetry in Hebrew, and English translations of his work have appeared in the American Poetry Review, the London Review of Books, and Parnassus: Poetry in Review.
His poetic style has varied over the years, from minimalist and romantic, to erotic and fiercely political.
He is the brother of Yaakov Shabtai, author of the novel Past Continuous, and was married to the linguist and political activist Professor Tanya Reinhart until her death in 2007.Awards and recognition
- In 1993, Shabtai received the Israeli Prime Minister's Prize For his translations.
- In 1999, Shabtai was awarded the Tchernichovsky Prize for exemplary translation.
Books
In Hebrew
- Shemesh Shemesh, Hargol, 2006
- Artzenu, Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad, 2002
- Politiqa, Even Hoshen, 1999
- Be-xodesh May ha-nifla’, Siman Qri’a/ Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad, 1997
- Ha-lev, Siman Qri’a/ Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad, 1995
- Metaziviqa, Zmora Bitan, 1992
- Ziva, Zmora Bitan, 1990
- Gerushin, Mosad Bialik, 1990
- Ahava, ‛Am ‛Oved, 1988
- Begin, Keter, 1986
- Ha-hartza’a ha-rishona, ‛Akhshav, 1985
- Sefer ha-klum, Sifriyat Po‛alim, 1982
- Ha-xamor, ‛Eqed, 1982
- Xut, Proza, 1981
- Xara’, mavet, ‛Akhshav, 1979
- Ha-po’ema ha-beytit, Siman Qri’a, 1976
- Qibbutz, Ha-kibbutz ha-meuchad, 1973
- Xadar ha-morim, ‛Akhshav, 1966
Le Poème Domestique, Editions de l’Éclat, 1987
La Première Lecture, Editions de l’Éclat, 1990In English
Love and Other Poems, The Sheep Meadow Press, 1997
J’accuse, New Directions, 2003
