Michal Snunit
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Michal Snunit is a journalist, magazine editor, poet and author of books for children.
Ein Hahoresh
in Israel
, of which her Belgian-born parents were founding members. She studied Hebrew literature
and theater at Tel Aviv University
and has worked in agriculture, with kibbutz children and later as a journalist in a daily newspaper. From 1975 to 1979 she edited a weekly magazine. In addition to her books for young readers she has published articles on children's literature and written lyrics for songs in children's musicals. Michal Snunit is well known for her poetry and stories for both, adults and children.
, using the simple language of childhood to convey a deeper philosophical message for us all.
Biography
Michal Snunit was born on a KibbutzKibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
Ein Hahoresh
Ein HaHoresh
Ein HaHoresh is a kibbutz in central Israel within the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council.It was founded in November of 1931 by Hashomer Hatzair members from Eastern Europe who reclaimed the land...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, of which her Belgian-born parents were founding members. She studied Hebrew literature
Hebrew literature
Hebrew literature consists of ancient, medieval, and modern writings in the Hebrew language. It is one of the primary forms of Jewish literature, though there have been cases of literature written in Hebrew by non-Jews...
and theater at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
and has worked in agriculture, with kibbutz children and later as a journalist in a daily newspaper. From 1975 to 1979 she edited a weekly magazine. In addition to her books for young readers she has published articles on children's literature and written lyrics for songs in children's musicals. Michal Snunit is well known for her poetry and stories for both, adults and children.
"The Soul Bird"
The relationship between ourselves and our soul is explained in this gentle, poetic story, which was written for children and has since become an international bestseller for all ages. With 400,000 copies sold in the author's own country of Israel, out of a population of 5 million, The Soul Bird has now been translated into more than 25 languages. Its appeal is similar to that of St Exupéry's The Little PrinceThe Little Prince
The Little Prince , first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ....
, using the simple language of childhood to convey a deeper philosophical message for us all.