Amasai Levin
Amasai Levin (pronounced [ˈamasai leviːn], Hebrew: עמשי לוין) (26 April 1936 – 16 April 2002) was an Israeli poet and translator. Levin is perhaps best known for his lyrics for Badad (Hebrew: בדד; "Alone"), a popular Hebrew song, famous for its performance by Zohar Argov and the subject of many subsequent renditions.
A prolific and praised translator of fiction, science, television and film, Levin was responsible for the Hebrew translations of some modern classics, such as
- Norman Mailer's The Deer Park (Hebrew: גן הצבאים) and The Executioner's Song (Hebrew: שירת התליין);
- Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny (Hebrew: המרד על הקיין) and War and Remembrance (Hebrew: מלחמה וזכרון);
- John le Carré's A Small Town in Germany (Hebrew: עיר קטנה בגרמניה), A Perfect Spy (Hebrew: מרגל מושלם), and The Russia House (Hebrew: בית רוסיה).
Levine also translated several landmark works in the social sciences, including B. F. Skinner’s About Behaviorism (Hebrew: ביהייביוריזם) and Beyond Freedom and Dignity (Hebrew: מעבר לחרות ולכבוד); Leonard Broom and Philip Selznick’s Sociology (Hebrew: סוציולוגיה- יסודות, עקרונות, גישות) and Richard Lazarus’s Adjustment and Personality (Hebrew: אישיות והסתגלות). Levin's first name, Amasai, is a rare name of biblical origins. He also published under the pseudonyms Amos Yahav (Hebrew: עמוס יהב) and Avisar Levin (Hebrew: אבישר לוין ).
External links
Amasai Levin at Internet Movie Database