Yitzhak Ben Ner (, also transliterated Itzhak Ben-Ner; born July 3, 1937) is an Israeli writer, screenwriter, journalist, and film critic. He has also hosted and edited radio and TV programs.
Biography Ben Ner was born in 1937 in Kfar Yehoshua, Israel
He attended Tel Aviv University where he studied literature and drama. He started publishing as a boy, and published his first book for adults in 1967. Several books of his have been adapted for theatrical or cinematic productions.
His books and stories have been translated into many languages.
Awards In 1981, Be'er was awarded the Bernstein Prize (original Hebrew novel category). In 1981, he was awarded the Agnon-Jerusalem Prize In 1983, he received the Ramat Gan Prize for Literature. His play Ta'atuon won First Prize at the 1990 Theatronetto Festival. In 2005, he was awarded Prime Minister's Prize.
Works
Books After the Field-Burner (children), 1967 The Man From There (novel), 1967 Rustic Sunset (story collection), 1976 Kishona, Children of the River (children), 1977 After the Rain (3 stories), 1979 My Friend Emmanuel and I (children), 1979 A Far Land (novel in stories), 1981 Protokol (novel), 1982 Angels are Coming (novel), 1987 Ta'atuon (novel), 1989 Jeans, a Dog (children), 1991 Morning of Fools (novel), 1992 Bears and Woods (novel), 1995 Enemy Scope (novel), 1997 City of Refuge (novel), 2000 Nobody's Ever Died Walking (novel), 2007
Film and television Again, Forever (feature film, wrote story and screenplay), 1985 Atalia (feature film, wrote story), 1986 The Class Queen (feature film, as actor) 1988 Winter Games (TV drama, wrote story) 1989 Nili (documentary feature film, wrote screenplay and directed), 1996 Enemy Scope, (TV mini-series, screenplay based on his novel), 1999 "Nicole's Stations" (wrote screenplay. Based on his novel Rustic Sunset. Co-writer: Rony Gruber), 2001
Plays David August (monodrama, based on his story), 1983 Ta'atuon (monodrama, based on his novel) A Far Land (monodrama, based on his story), 1992 Morning of Fools (monodrama, based on his novel) Uri Muri (drama), 1999
References Yitzhak Ben-Ner at the Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
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