Benjamin Balint
Benjamin Balint | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, educator, and translator |
| Nationality | American-Israeli |
| Notable awards | Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature (2020) |
Benjamin Balint (born 1976) is an American-Israeli author, journalist, educator, and translator. His 2018 book Kafka's Last Trial, which explores the literary legacy of Franz Kafka,[1] won the 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.[2]
Writing career
[edit]Balint was assistant editor for Commentary magazine.[3] He contributes regularly to the The Wall Street Journal, Die Zeit, Haaretz,[4] The Weekly Standard, and the Claremont Review of Books.
His 2018 book Kafka’s Last Trial narrates the journey of Kafka's manuscripts from Czechoslovakia to Israel's National Library.[1][5] For this work, Balint was awarded the 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.[2] The book was also a finalist for the 2020 Wingate Literary Prize.[6]
Balint was a fellow at the Hudson Institute[3][2] and Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Balint, Benjamin (2010). Running Commentary: The Contentious Magazine That Transformed the Jewish Left Into the Neoconservative Right. PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1586487492.
- Balint, Benjamin (2018). Kafka's Last Trial: The Strange Case of a Literary Legacy. New York: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 9781324001317.
- Mack, Merav; Balint, Benjamin (May 14, 2019). Jerusalem: City of the Book. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300222852.
- Balint, Benjamin (2023). Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Murder, and the Hijacking of History. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393866575.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Goodman, Susan (September 1, 2019). "Kafka Esq. – In conversation with Benjamin Balint". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ a b c d Oster, Marcy (May 11, 2020). "Benjamin Balint wins 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for Kafka book". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ a b Linker, Damon (July 30, 2010). "Turning Right". The New York Times.
- ^ "Benjamin Balint". haaretz.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ Adams, Tim (January 8, 2019). "Kafka's Last Trial by Benjamin Balint – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ "2020 Wingate Literary Prize". Archived from the original on 2014-09-27.
- ^ "Benjamin Balint". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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