Jacob Fichman | |
Birth Date: | 25 November 1881 |
Birth Place: | Bălți, Bessarabia, Moldova |
Death Date: | 18 May 1958 |
Death Place: | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Occupation: | Poet, essayist, literary critic |
Language: | Hebrew |
Nationality: | Israeli |
Notableworks: | Peat Sadeh ("A Corner of a Field") |
Awards: | Bialik Prize (1945, 1953), Israel Prize (1957) |
Jacob Fichman (Hebrew: יעקב פיכמן; 25November 188118May 1958), also transliterated as Yakov Fichman, was an acclaimed Hebrew poet, essayist and literary critic.
Fichman was born in Bălți, Bessarabia, Moldova in 1881. He initially emigrated to Ottoman Palestine in 1912, but returned temporarily to Europe and was stranded there until after World War I, not returning to the then Mandate Palestine, later Israel, until 1919. where he died in 1958.
Fichman's poetry followed a traditional lyric Romantic style. His poetic background is reflected in his works of prose, which were sometimes seen as being nearly works of poetry in themselves. His other work included textbooks, articles in periodicals and introductions in literary anthologies. His critical essays focused heavily on the lives of the authors rather than on focusing directly on their work, giving the reader a holistic view of the author and the work.