Winner of the Sapir Prize for Literature 2021: Hila Blum for her book "How to Love Your Daughter"
The jury of the Sapir Prize for Literature of the Lottery for 2020 chose Hila Bloom as the winner of the Sapir Prize for Literature for the book "How to Love Your Daughter".
Roman Samson's "The Back Kitchen" won the first book award
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04/01/2022
Tuesday, 04 January 2022, 19:45 Updated: 19:53
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Winner Hila Blum (Photo: Sivan Farage)
The book "How to Love Your Daughter" by Hila Blum (published by Kinneret Zmora Dvir) is the winner of the Sapir Prize for Literature of the Lottery for 2021 - so decided today (Sunday) the jury of the Sapir Prize for Literature. Bloom will receive a grant of NIS 150,000 and her book will be translated and published in Arabic and another foreign language of her choice.
In addition, Mifal HaPais will purchase a 500-book edition of the books of the five authors selected as part of the "short list", and will donate them to public libraries throughout the country. Apart from the winner, these are the books "The Tongue Disappears" by Shimon Adaf, "Nobody Leaves the Palo Alto" by Yaniv Itzkovich, "Intermediate Stations" by Boris Seidman
and "Faith" by Dror Mishani.
"Already in the opening lines, there is an inner structure that perhaps defines Bloom's writing: distance and closeness. Darkness and light. Alienation versus intimacy," Udi Ben Saadia wrote in his review of "How to love your daughter" in Walla!
culture.
"A 'camera' that almost desperately tries to break in and stay for a few seconds in the illuminated space, and especially some meditative temperament, which gives its signals and also affects your way of reading and 'breathing' as a reader. That 'temperament' has a prominent and additional element: Bloom's ability "Create a degree of restraint all the time. Stop all the time for one second before the emotion that revolves there slips and bursts out."
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Cover of the winning book (Photo: Kinneret Zmora Bitan)
In addition, tonight the first prize is awarded to Roman Samson for her book "The Back Kitchen" (published by Am Oved).
Samson defeated "Reihan Sunset" by Assaf Gordon and "Cold Misses" by Assaf Kugler.
She will receive a grant of 75 thousand and her case will buy lottery edition of 500 books in favor of public libraries.
Awards Sapphire, including artistic program hosted by both Cohen and participation Shi Sabri, Eden-year-old, a link, and Patrick Savage, will be broadcast tonight at 23:26 Request 12.
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