About Yehuda Amichai
Yehuda Amichai was an Israeli poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times. His 17 books have been translated into more than 20 languages, including Chinese and Japanese. He was a people's poet who believed that his poetry should reflect ordinary life. As he once said, "I am also living among the dead." He changed his last name to "Amichai", meaning "My nation lives".
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Awards & Honors
Jerusalem Prize
Israel Prize
Bialik Prize
Würzburg Cultural Prize
Brenner Prize
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
ACUM Awards
Golden Wreath
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honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Abraham Shlonsky Literary Award
