Creator Bio
Ruth Almog
b. 1936
Israeli writer, critic, and editor Ruth Almog was born in Petaḥ Tikva, the daughter of German immigrants. Her first short story was published in the 1960s in the literature supplement of Haaretz; as an editor of that column, she has been an influential critic. Almog has written dozens of books for adults and children. She was awarded the Brenner Prize (1989), the Agnon Prize (2001), the German Gerty Spies Prize for Literature (2004), and the Bialik Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2006).
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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The Inner Lake
When I told Glikeria the story of Angus, she told me that the story of Angus falling in love with Kerr is quite a story; that is: an all inclusive, conclusive, and exhaustive story about falling in…
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“Separation”: My Journey with Alex
“When I get papa out of jail, we’ll join you. We’ll meet at Strasbourg, don’t worry,” Mama said.
When Alex heard about the entire matter, he said: “No, I don’t want to go. I want Mama.”
Alex was very…