Yoel Hoffmann was an Israeli Jewish contemporary author, editor, scholar and translator. Held a title of a professor of Japanese poetry, Buddhism, ...
Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death. by Yoel Hoffmann ˇ 4.74.7 out of 5 stars. (652). Paperback. $11.99$11.99.
Yoel Hoffmann (1937-2023) received his PhD in the philosophy of religion and Buddhism from Kyoto University, Japan, and went on to teach Eastern philosophy.
Aug 29, 2023 ˇ Israeli author Yoel Hoffmann, who died Friday at 86, was a unique mitteleuropean voice in Israeli literature. I met him two months ago for one last ...
Yoel Hoffmann
Author and editor
Yoel Hoffmann was an Israeli Jewish contemporary author, editor, scholar and translator. Held a title of a professor of Japanese poetry, Buddhism, and philosophy at the University of Haifa in Israel and lived in Galilee. Wikipedia
Born: June 23, 1937, Brașov, Romania
Died: August 25, 2023 (age 86 years), Israel
Today he is widely regarded as Israel's leading writer of avant-garde fiction. Six of his books have appeared in English with New Directions.
An Israeli writer and poet Yoel Hoffmann is also a translator and cultural researcher on Japan and China. He is currently a professor of Japanese poetry, ...
Yoel Hoffmann is an Israeli Jewish author, editor, scholar, and translator. His first volume of fiction was published when he was 51.
Yoel Hoffmann has 28 books on Goodreads with 16112 ratings. Yoel Hoffmann's most popular book is Japanese Death Poems.
Jan 20, 2019 ˇ A fascinating set of fragments influenced by Zen Buddhism, Jewish mysticism, and unusual joy. It reads like a numbered series of prose poems.
Sep 13, 2023 ˇ Israeli author, editor, scholar, and translator Yoel Hoffmann died August 25. He was 86. New Directions, one of his US publishers, shared the news of his ...