Uri Orlev - Biography

Uri Orlev (born 1931) is an award-winning Israeli children's author and translator of Polish-Jewish origin.

תוכן עניינים

1 Biography
2 Awards and critical acclaim
3 Published works
4 External links
5 See also

Biography

Uri Orlev, born Jerzy Henryk Orlowski, was born in Warsaw, Poland. He survived the war years in the Warsaw Ghetto and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he was sent to after his mother was shot by the Nazis. After the war he moved to Israel. He began writing children's literature in 1976 and has since published over 30 books, which are often biographical. His books have been translated from Hebrew into 36 languages. Orlev has also translated Polish literature into Hebrew.

Awards and critical acclaim

In 1996, Orlev received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's literature. The jury's statement was:

In 2006, he was awarded the Bialik Prize for literature (jointly with Ruth Almog and Raquel Chalfi).

Published works

Book name	Hebrew name	Year	Publisher
Literature
Till Tomorrow	עד מחר	1958	Am Oved
The Last Summer Vacation	חופשת הקיץ האחרונה	1968	Daga
Books for children and young adults
The Lead Soldiers	חיילי עופרת	1956	Sifriyat Po'alim
The Thing in the Dark	חיית החושך	1976	Am Oved
It's Hard to Be a Lion	קשה להיות אריה	1979	Am Oved
The Island on Bird Street	האי ברחוב הציפורים	1981	Keter
The Wings Turn	תור הכנפיים	1981	Massada
Big Brother	אח בוגר	1983	Keter
The Dragon's Crown	כתר הדרקון	1986	Keter
The Man from the Other Side	האיש מן הצד האחר	1988	Keter
The Lady with the Hat	הגברת עם המגבעת	1990	Keter
Lydia, Queen of Palestine	לידיה מלכת ארץ ישראל	1991	Keter
A Mouthful of Meatball	קציצה מהצהריים	1995	Keter
Last of Kin	רחוקי משפחה	1996	Keter
The Sandgame	משחק החול	1996	Keter
The Wandering Family	המשפחה הנודדת	1997	Keter
The Song of the Whales	שיר הלוויתנים	1997	Keter
Run, Boy, Run	רוץ, ילד, רוץ	2001	Keter
Poems from Bergen-Belsen (1944)	שירים מברגן-בלזן	2005	Yad VaShem
Picture books
The Big-Little Girl	קטנה-גדולה	1977	Keter
Noon Thoughts	מחשבות צהריים	1978	Sifriyat Po'alim
A Hole in the Head	משגעת פילים	1979	Keter
Siamina	סיאמינה	1979	Am Oved
The Lion Shirt	חולצת האריה	1979	Massada
The Black Cloud	הענן השחור	1979	Massada
How Mr. Cork Made the Brain Work	מעשה במנוח שהפעיל את המוח	1979	Massada
The Good-Luck Pacifier	מוצץ המזל	1980	Am Oved
Granny Knits	סבתא סורגת	1980	Massada
Mr. Mayor	ראש העיר תן לשיר	1980	Massada
How to Be Four	מסע לגיל ארבע	1985	Am Oved
On the Wrong Side of the Bed	על צד שמאל	1985	Keter
Hairy Tuesday	חפיפת ראש	1988	Keter

External links

Biography & Bibliography from the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature