Hebrew Literature

Ravikovitch, Dalia

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Dahlia Ravikovitch (b. 1936) was born in a Tel Aviv suburb and after her father's death was sent to live on a kibbutz. She studied at the Hebrew University and later worked as a journalist and high school teacher. Her first poems appeared in 1954. The author of several volumes of poetry, she has also published a collection of short stories and a number of children's books. Ravikovitch has translated children's literature, including Mary Poppins and Cinderella, as well as the poetry of William B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot. She has received several literary awards, including the Bialik Prize and the 1990 Israel Prize.

Books Published in Hebrew

• The Love of an Orange (poetry), Machbarot Lesifrut, 1959 [Ahavat Tapuah Ha-Zahav]
• A Hard Winter (poetry), Dvir, 1964 [Horef Kasheh]
• The Third Book (poetry), Levin-Epstein, 1969 [Ha-Sefer Ha-Shlishi]
• The Flute and the Arrow (poetry), Ladori, 1970 [He-Halil Ve-Ha-Hetz]
• All Thy Breakers and Waves (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1972 [Col Mashberaich Ve-Galaich]
• Calleth Unto Deep (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1976 [Tehom Koreh]
• Death in the Family (stories), Am Oved, 1977 [Mavet Ba-Mishpaha]
• Real Love (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 [Ahavah Amitit]
• Mother With Child (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1992 [Ima Im Yeled]
• All the Poems Till Now (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1995 [Col Ha-Shirim Ad Co]
• Winnie Mandela's Football Team (poetry), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1997 [Kvutzat Ha-Caduregel Shel Winnie Mandela]
• Because of Love (poetry), Yediot Aharonot, 1998 [Me-Rov Ahavah]
• Half an Hour Before the Monsoon (poetry), Eben Hoshen, 1998 [Hatzi Sha'ah Lifnei Ha-Monsoon]
• Selected Poems

Books Published in Hebrew

• The Magic Car, 1959 [Mechonit Ha-Playim]
• Stories from the Braveheart Gang, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1961 [Mi-sipurei Havurat Ha-Lev Ha-Amitz]
• Micha and the Fire Squad, 1962 [Micha Ve-Mechabei Ha-Esh]
• Rami's Kalman, 1964 [Kalman Shel Rami]
• Family Celebration, Am Oved, 1968 [Mesibah Mishpahtit]
• Wonder Deddy's Adventures, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1978 [Alilot Deddy Ha-Muflah]
• Absent-Minded Mummy, Keter, 1981 [Ima Mevulbelet]

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