Benjamin Balint

Benjamin Balint (born 1976) is an American-Israeli author, journalist, educator, and translator.  His 2018 book explores the literary legacy of Franz Kafka.[1] He lives in Jerusalem.[2]

Writing career

He contributes regularly to the Wall Street Journal, Die Zeit, Haaretz,[3] the Weekly Standard, and the Claremont Review of Books.

Balint's first book, Running Commentary, was published in 2010. In 2017 he co-wrote Jerusalem: City of the Book with Merav Mack.[4]

In 2018 he published Kafka’s Last Trial  which 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.[6] The book was also a finalist for the 2020 Wingate Literary Prize.[7]

His literary translations from Hebrew to English have appeared in the New Yorker.[8]

Balint was a fellow at the Hudson Institute and Van Leer Institute.[9]

References
  1. "Kafka Esq. – In conversation with Benjamin Balint". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. "Benjamin Balint". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. "Benjamin Balint". haaretz.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. "Benjamin Balint". Pan Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. "Kafka's Last Trial by Benjamin Balint – review". the Guardian. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  6. "Benjamin Balint wins 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for Kafka book". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  7. "2020 Wingate Literary Prize".
  8. "Benjamin Balint - Books & ideas". booksandideas.net. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  9. JTA. "Benjamin Balint wins 2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for Kafka book". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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