Aharon Appelfeld
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Aharon Appelfeld was an Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor renowned for his spare, haunting works that explore Jewish identity, memory, and trauma in prewar and postwar Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aharon Appelfeld canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust survivor
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Israeli writer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bialik Prize
NERFINISHED
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Israel Prize for literature NERFINISHED ⓘ National Jewish Book Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ervin Appelfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | exploration of Jewish identity, memory, and trauma in prewar and postwar Europe ⓘ |
| citizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| countryOfAsylum | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Kingdom of Romania
NERFINISHED
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Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-02-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-01-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Appelfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Holocaust literature
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Jewish identity ⓘ literature ⓘ memory and trauma ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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novel ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | Aharon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement |
Holocaust literature
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Israeli literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Aharon Appelfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Badenheim 1939
NERFINISHED
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Katerina NERFINISHED ⓘ The Age of Wonders NERFINISHED ⓘ The Iron Tracks NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of a Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzili: The Story of a Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn | World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chernivtsi
NERFINISHED
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Czernowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Petah Tikva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
haunting tone
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spare prose ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aharon Appelfeld Description of subject: Aharon Appelfeld was an Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor renowned for his spare, haunting works that explore Jewish identity, memory, and trauma in prewar and postwar Europe.
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