Amos Kenan

Amos Kenan
עמוס קינן
Amos Kenan, November 2000
Born(1927-05-02)2 May 1927
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died4 August 2009(2009-08-04) (aged 82)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Occupation(s)Columnist, painter, sculptor, playwright, novelist
Notable workThe Road to Ein Harod
SpouseNurith Gertz
Children2, including Rona Kenan
Awards
  • Sam Spiegel Prize (1962)
  • Israel Cinema Council Prize (1970)
  • French Ministry of Culture honorary award (1975)
  • International Theater Institute Award (1995)
  • Brenner Prize (1998)

Amos Kenan (Hebrew: עמוס קינן), also Amos Keinan (May 2, 1927 August 4, 2009), was an Israeli columnist, painter, sculptor, playwright and novelist.