Aharon Appelfeld (Author of Badenheim 1939)

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Aharon Appelfeld

Born

in Zhadova, Romania

February 16, 1932

Died

January 03, 2018

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, Literature & Fiction, Jewish Religion

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AHARON APPELFELD is the author of more than forty works of fiction and nonfiction, including Until the Dawn's Light and The Iron Tracks (both winners of the National Jewish Book Award) and The Story of a Life (winner of the Prix M茅dicis 脡tranger). Other honors he has received include the Giovanni Bocaccio Literary Prize, the Nelly Sachs Prize, the Israel Prize, the Bialik Prize, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and the MLA Commonwealth Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received honorary degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and Yeshiva University. ...more

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	Badenheim 1939 3.70 avg rating — 1,165 ratings — published 1979 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld, Aloma Halter (Translator) 3.89 avg rating — 867 ratings — published 1983 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blooms of Darkness by Aharon Appelfeld, Jeffrey M. Green (Translation) 3.53 avg rating — 569 ratings — published 2005 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adam et Thomas by Aharon Appelfeld, Philippe Dumas (illustrator), Val茅rie Zenatti (translator) 3.65 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suddenly, Love by Aharon Appelfeld, Jeffrey M. Green (translator) 3.47 avg rating — 478 ratings — published 2003 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Katerina by Aharon Appelfeld, Jeffrey M. Green (Translator) 3.71 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 1989 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping 3.82 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To the Edge of Sorrow by Aharon Appelfeld, Stuart Schoffman (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2012 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poland, a Green Land by Aharon Appelfeld, Stuart Schoffman (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tzili: The Story of a Life 3.63 avg rating — 359 ratings — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Over time I learned that objects and animals are true friends. In the forest I was surrounded by trees, bushes, birds, and small animals. I was not afraid of them. I was sure that they would do nothing harmful to me. I became familiar with cows and with horses, and they provided me with a warmth that has remained with me to this very day. Sometimes it seemed to me that what saved me were the animals I encountered along the way, not the human beings.”
― Aharon Appelfeld, The Story of a Life

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“Wenn man keine Sprache hat, ist alles Durcheinander, und man hat Angst vor Dingen, von denen man sich nicht zu f眉rchten braucht. In dieser Zeit stotterten die meisten der Kinder um mich herum, sprachen laut oder verschluckten die W枚rter. Wenn man keine Sprache hat, offenbart sich der nackte Charakter. Die Vielredner unter uns wurden noch lauter, und die in sich gekehrten verschluckten ihre Stimme. Ohne Muttersprache ist der Mensch verst眉mmelt.”
― Aharon Appelfeld, Geschichte eines Lebens

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“In diesen Jahren hatte ich in Israel keine Menschenseele. Doch solche verborgenen Gerechten erschienen gerade in den Momenten, in denen die Verzweiflung mich unterzukriegen drohte.
Ich bin dem einmal nachgegangen. Jeder, der den Krieg 眉berlebte, 眉berlebte ihn dank eines Menschen, der ihm in grosser Gefahr Halt gab. Gott haben wir in den Lagern nicht gesehen, gute Menschen schon. Die alte j眉dische Legende, dass die Welt nur dank einiger weniger Gerechten besteht, stimmte damals genau wie heute.”
― Aharon Appelfeld, Geschichte eines Lebens

tags: memoirs, religion

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All Whom I Have Loved

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