Batya Gur
Batya Gur , Hebrew בתיה גור, (Born January 20, 1947 in Tel Aviv , † May 19, 2005 in Jerusalem ) was an Israeli writer, journalist and literary scholar.
Life
Batya Gur had parents of Polish origin . They emigrated to Israel after part of the family was murdered in the Nazi extermination camps . After studying literature in Jerusalem, Gur worked as a lecturer in literature for a long time.
In 1988 she presented her first own literary work, a detective novel about the educated and at the same time melancholy inspector Michael Ochajon of the Jerusalem police, and with it achieved an international bestseller success. She was the first Israeli writer ever to become known with detective novels . In 1993 she received the German Crime Prize for this first work, " Because you should rest on the Sabbath " ( Hebrew : רצח בשבת בבוקר), which was translated into German . Her novels about Inspector Michael Ochajon, two of which have been filmed so far , as well as her novels, which cannot be assigned to the crime genre, all deal critically with her home country and also became bestsellers.
Apart from spending several years in the USA , the author lived with her family until the end in Jerusalem . In addition to her publications as a writer, she also worked there as a literary critic for the daily Haaretz .
Batya Gur died in 2005 at the age of 58 from complications from cancer.
bibliography
Novels
- That's not how I imagined it . Goldmann, Munich 1996. ISBN 3-442-43056-9 .
- Stone by stone . Translated by Vera Loos and Naomi Nir-Bleimling. Berlin Verlag, Berlin 1999. ISBN 3-8270-0302-4 .
Inspector Ochajon novels
All published by Goldmann, Munich.
- For on the Sabbath you shall rest . 1992. ISBN 3-442-46008-5 .
- In the beginning was the word . 1995. ISBN 3-442-43600-1 .
- You should not desire . 1997. ISBN 3-442-44806-9 .
- The song of the kings . Translated by Vera Loos and Naomi Nir-Bleimling. 1998. ISBN 3-442-30667-1 .
- Because the soul is in your hand , 2003, ISBN 3-442-45843-9 .
- And Fire Fell From The Sky , 2006, ISBN 3-442-30837-2 .
Children's and young people's literature
- The black box . Goldmann, Munich 2000. ISBN 3-442-45032-2 .
Non-fiction
- Jerusalem. Live in Jerusalem. A requiem on humility . Schöffling & Co, Frankfurt am Main 2000. ISBN 3-89561-024-0 .
(TV) film adaptations
- The murderer's soul . After: Because the soul is in your hand . With Heiner Lauterbach and Nicole Heesters , broadcast on ZDF in 2009.
- Murderous visit . After: The Song of Kings . With Heiner Lauterbach and Liane Forestieri , broadcast on ZDF on December 6, 2010.
literature
- Wieland Freund : Farewell - Batya Gur 1947–2005 . In: Die Welt , May 21, 2005; Obituary.
Web links
- Literature by and about Batya Gur in the catalog of the German National Library
- Review notes on books by Batya Gur. pearl divers .
- Interview with Jörg Steinleitner . Published in the magazine Krimi. The magazine for word & death , 2003.
- Batya Gur at ITHL (Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ berlinverlage.de ( Memento from April 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), author's biography for Batya Gur published by Berlin Verlag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gur, Batya |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Aviv , Palestine |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 2005 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem , Israel |