Where did A. B. Yehoshua study?

A. B. Yehoshua received his education at three major institutions: the University of Haifa (founded in 1963), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (founded in 1918), and the University of Chicago (founded in 1890).

What were A. B. Yehoshua's main themes as a writer?

A. B. Yehoshua's literary works frequently explored Israeli identity, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Jewish diaspora experience, and the tensions between Jewish religious and cultural traditions and modern Israeli society. His writing often examined the complexities of Zionism and the Jewish return to Israel.

What was A. B. Yehoshua's connection to academia?

A. B. Yehoshua served as a pedagogue and academic, holding positions at both the University of Haifa and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he contributed to literary education and cultural studies in Israel.

Was A. B. Yehoshua influenced by other writers?

According to the source material, A. B. Yehoshua was influenced by William Faulkner (1897–1962), the renowned American writer known for pioneering Southern Gothic literature and creating complex stream-of-consciousness narratives exploring themes of time, memory, and the American South.

A. B. Yehoshua

Q: What awards did A. B. Yehoshua receive?

A. B. Yehoshua received numerous prestigious awards including the Israel Prize (considered Israel's highest cultural honor, established in 1953), the Bialik Prize (one of Israel's oldest literary awards, established in 1933), the Brenner Prize (established in 1945), the Prix Médicis étranger (French literary award for works not originally in French, established in 1970), the Dan David Prize (Israeli award for history scholars, established in 2002), and The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture (established in 2002). He also received an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University.

Israeli writer (1936–2022)

Person human Q329758

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Date of birth: December 19, 1936, December 9, 1936^[10]
Date of death: June 14, 2022
Place of birth: Jerusalem
Place of death: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv^[9]
Country of citizenship: Israel^[13]
Occupation: writer, pedagogue, playwright, screenwriter
Employer: University of Chicago, University of Haifa^[16]^[17]
Field of work: literary activity^[15]
Educated at: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Gymnasia Rehavia^[18]^[19]
Member of political party: Israeli Labor Party^[39]
Award received: Bialik Prize, Israel Prize, Prix Médicis étranger, Dan David Prize, honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University, honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University, Viareggio-Versilia International Prize, The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture, Newman Prize, Brenner Prize, Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira, prix du meilleur livre étranger - roman ou poésie, Flaiano Literary Prize^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]
Notable work: The Lover, A Woman in Jerusalem, ניצבת, המנהרה^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Child: Gidi Yehoshua^[12]
Cause of death: cancer^[41]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew, English^[48]^[49]
Archives at: National Library of Israel^[40]
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
End of work period: 2022
Family name: Yehoshua^[42]
Given name: Abraham, Ibrahim^[43]^[44]
Influenced by: William Faulkner^[37]
Manner of death: natural causes^[47]

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Name in native language: אַבְרָהָם גַּבְרִיאֵל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ^[50]
Native language: Hebrew^[14]
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Place of burial: Ein Carmel^[11]
Pseudonym: A. B. Jehošua, א. ב. יהושע^[45]^[46]
Start of work period: 1957

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Award received 7

Israel Prize, Bialik Prize, Dan David Prize, Prix Médicis étranger, Brenner Prize, The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture, honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University

Occupation 4

writer, playwright, screenwriter, pedagogue

Educated at 2

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Gymnasia Rehavia

Employer 2

University of Chicago, University of Haifa

Given name 2

Ibrahim, Abraham

Languages spoken, written or signed 2

English, Hebrew

Place of death 2

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Archives at 1

National Library of Israel

Cause of death 1

cancer

Country of citizenship 1

Israel

Films written 1

The Human Resources Manager

Influenced by 1

William Faulkner

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Member of political party 1

Israeli Labor Party

Native language 1

Hebrew

Place of birth 1

Jerusalem

Place of burial 1

Ein Carmel

Sex or gender 1

male

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A. B. Yehoshua was born in Jerusalem on December 19, 1936^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] and died of cancer at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center on June 14, 2022^[5]^[6]^[4]^[7]. He was laid to rest at Ein Carmel.

An Israeli citizen^[8], Yehoshua worked as a writer, pedagogue, playwright, and screenwriter^[3]. He pursued literary activity^[9] after studying at Gymnasia Rehavia and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and later taught at the University of Haifa and the University of Chicago. His writing was influenced by William Faulkner.

He received the Bialik Prize, Israel Prize, Prix Médicis étranger, Dan David Prize, honorary doctorates from Tel Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University, and two additional awards^[10]^[11].

FAQs

Where was A. B. Yehoshua born?

A. B. Yehoshua's place of birth was Jerusalem^[2].

Where did A. B. Yehoshua die?

A. B. Yehoshua died in Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center^[4].

What did A. B. Yehoshua do for work?

A. B. Yehoshua worked as a writer^[5], pedagogue^[6], playwright^[7], and screenwriter^[8].

Where did A. B. Yehoshua go to school?

A. B. Yehoshua was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[18] and Gymnasia Rehavia^[19].

What awards did A. B. Yehoshua receive?

Honors received include Bialik Prize^[24], Israel Prize^[25], Prix Médicis étranger^[26], and Dan David Prize^[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — place of birth (P19): Jerusalem. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-14. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — place of death (P20): Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — place of death (P20): Tel Aviv. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — country of citizenship (P27): Israel. LIBRIS. Retrieved 2018-08-24. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — child (P40): Gidi Yehoshua. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — educated at (P69): Hebrew University of Jerusalem. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — educated at (P69): Gymnasia Rehavia. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — field of work (P101): literary activity. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2024-10-08. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — member of political party (P102): Israeli Labor Party. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — native language (P103): Hebrew. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — occupation (P106): pedagogue. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — occupation (P106): playwright. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — occupation (P106): screenwriter. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — employer (P108): University of Chicago. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — employer (P108): University of Haifa. Retrieved 2019-07-04. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — place of burial (P119): Ein Carmel. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Bialik Prize. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Israel Prize. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Prix Médicis étranger. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Dan David Prize. dandavidprize.org. dandavidprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Viareggio-Versilia International Prize. premioletterarioviareggiorepaci.it. premioletterarioviareggiorepaci.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Newman Prize. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Brenner Prize. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): prix du meilleur livre étranger - roman ou poésie. sofitel-paris-lefaubourg.com. sofitel-paris-lefaubourg.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — award received (P166): Flaiano Literary Prize. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — archives at (P485): National Library of Israel. nli.org.il. nli.org.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — cause of death (P509): cancer. ynetnews.com. ynetnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — date of birth (P569): December 19, 1936. IMDb. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — date of birth (P569): December 9, 1936. Hebrew Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-10-15. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — date of death (P570): June 14, 2022. Hebrew Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-10-15. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — family name (P734): Yehoshua. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — given name (P735): Abraham. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — given name (P735): Ibrahim. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — influenced by (P737): William Faulkner. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — pseudonym (P742): A. B. Jehošua. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — pseudonym (P742): א. ב. יהושע. Hebrew Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — notable work (P800): The Lover. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — notable work (P800): A Woman in Jerusalem. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — notable work (P800): ניצבת. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — notable work (P800): המנהרה. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Hebrew. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[50] ↑ A. B. Yehoshua — name in native language (P1559): אַבְרָהָם גַּבְרִיאֵל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. wikidata.org.

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