Benjamin Balint

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Benjamin Balint
Born1976 (age 49–50)
OccupationAuthor, journalist, educator, and translator
NationalityAmerican-Israeli
Notable awardsSami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature (2020)

Benjamin Balint (born 1976) is an American-Israeli author, journalist, educator, and translator.  His 2018 book Kafka's Last Trial, which explores the literary legacy of Franz Kafka,[1] won the 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.[2]

Writing career

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Balint was assistant editor for Commentary magazine.[3] He contributes regularly to The Wall Street Journal, Die Zeit, Haaretz,[4] The Weekly Standard, and the Claremont Review of Books.

Balint's 2018 book Kafka’s Last Trial narrates the journey of Kafka's manuscripts from Czechoslovakia to Israel's National Library.[1][5] For this work, Balint was awarded the 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.[2] The book was also a finalist for the 2020 Wingate Literary Prize.[6]

Balint’s 2023 book, Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Murder, and the Hijacking of History, won the National Jewish Book Award in the Biography category.[7]

Balint was a fellow at the Hudson Institute[3][2] and Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.[2]

Personal life

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Balint lives in Jerusalem.[8]

Bibliography

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