Avraham Shlonsky | |
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 Avraham Shlonsky in 1952 | |
| Born | March 6, 1900 Kryukovo (Poltava Oblast), Russian Empire (today in Ukraine) |
| Died | May 18, 1973 (aged 73) Tel Aviv |
| Occupation | poet, writer, playwright, translator, educator |
| Nationality | Israeli (since 1948) |
| Literary movement | Established the Yakhdav group (Hebrew symbolism) |
| Spouse | Lucia Laykin, Mira Horvitz |
Avraham Shlonsky (March 6, 1900 – May 18, 1973; Hebrew: אברהם שלונסקי; Russian: Авраам Шлёнский) was an Israeli poet and editor born in the Russian Empire.[1]
He was influential in the development of modern Hebrew and its literature in Israel through his many acclaimed translations of literary classics, particularly from Russian, as well as his own original Hebrew children's classics. Known for his humor, Shlonsky earned the nickname "Lashonsky" from the wisecrackers of his generation (lashon means "tongue", i.e., "language") for his unusually clever and astute innovations in the newly evolving Hebrew language.
- ^ Brenner, N.R.; University of California, Berkeley (2008). Authorial Fictions: Literary and Public Personas in Modern Hebrew and Yiddish Literature. University of California, Berkeley. p. 97. ISBN 9780549836926. Retrieved 8 January 2017.