Aharon Appelfeld
Aharon Appelfeld
Aharon Appelfeldis an Israeli novelist...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth16 February 1932
CountryIsrael
Aharon Appelfeld quotes about
civilization voice individuality
The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.
believe men different
I see myself as a man who is searching for meaning in life. This is rather different from being a staunch believer in something. A believer is someone who senses a consciousness or a direction and believes in it. The one who searches for meaning has not found the direction yet.
art reality imagination
Can art be completely invented? It's a matter of shaping reality with the help of imagination.
writing stories wells
A story is not only meaning, it's music as well.
night nightmare rich
My nights are a nightmare, quite often, but the nightmares are rich. I nourish myself by those nights.
feelings naked generations
I had a feeling that my generation-and me, also-we were naked. We did not belong to anything.
mind littles togetherness
A person has to be by himself a little bit. We weren’t born in a flock. Togetherness drives me out of my mind.
writing metaphor catastrophe
I am not writing in metaphors. I am writing about catastrophes.
writing israel people
The Holocaust is a central event in many people's lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it. Besides, in Israel, everyone carries a biography deep inside him.
young-parents people loses
People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.