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