THE Abraham B. Geoshuaone of the most respected and most prolific Israeli writersa personality of the Israeli Left and opposed to the Israeli occupationdied at the age of 85announced today the Isilov hospital of Tel Aviv.
Born in Jerusalem in December 1936 with Greek and Moroccan roots, Yoshua published his first collection of short stories in 1963.
Then, as reported by ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, his works have been translated into more than 30 languagesincluding Greek.
His acclaimed work of the decades has earned him a number of international awards: in 1995 he was honored with the highest cultural recognition award of his country, the “Israel Award”, while in 2012 with the prize of the Doctors in the category of foreign literature for his work “Retrospectives»(Published in Greek by Polis Publications).
According to Niza Ben-Dov, a professor of literature at the University of Haifa in northern Israel, with whom she taught and who specializes in Yoshua works, the deceased is “the greatest writer” of Israel.
“She went from surreal stories full of daydreams, cut off from time and space, to works that have their roots in Israeli culture today,” she told AFP, noting that the latter were full of psychology, influenced by the psychoanalyst. his wife.
Yoshua he was a “warm and open” man, who was thirsty for recognition, but nevertheless could be painfully straightforward in the discussion, according to her. “He was a complex man, whose attitude towards the world was ambiguous. “His awareness of human complexity, which he drew from his personal experience, made his work multifaceted.”
Defender of their rights PalestineYoshua supported left-wing Israeli parties and was a member of B ‘Tselem, an Israeli human rights group critical of the Palestinians’ treatment of the Palestinians.
According to the organization, Yoshua had “devoted time and energy to equality, peace and human rights for all.”
Ben Dov described him “A great patriot”who believed that Jews could not be complete as people living outside of Israel.
His work, she commented, reflects a deep connection to the Israeli experience.
THE Israeli President Isaac Herzog stated that Yoshua’s work “drew on our homeland and its cultural treasures, reflecting us in a sharp, precise, compassionate and sometimes painful image in the mirror.”
Yoshua will be cremated tomorrow at noon in the Ein Akarmel cemetery in northern Israel.
Source: News Beast
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