Letters from Avraham Shlonsky to Tsilla Shamir, 1971-1973.

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Letters from Avraham Shlonsky to Tsilla Shamir, 1971-1973.

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The papers consist of approximately 20 letters from Avraham Shlonsky to Tsilla Shamir (seller), dealing with the editing of the Shamir's book of poems, Ha-Shemesh haitah im hem ratsu (Merhavyah, Israel: Sifriyat Po'alim, 1972), and with poetry and literary questions in general. The letters were published in the book Mikhtavim li-meshoreret tse'irah [Letters to a Young Poetess] (Tel Aviv: Yedi'ot Aharonot, 1997).

2 folders (20 letters)

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Shamir, Tsilla

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Shlonsky, Abraham, 1900-1973

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Avraham Shlonsky was an Israeli poet and editor born in Ukraine. He was influential in the development of modern Hebrew and its literature in Israel through his many acclaimed translations of literary classics, particularly from Russian. He was particularly known for his humor, and earned the nickname "Lashonsky" from the wisecrackers of his generation (lashon means "tongue", i.e. "language") for his unusually clever and astute innovations in the newly evolving Hebrew language. From ...