Lot 294
Notebook with Unknown Poems –Yehuda Karni
Notebook with poems and texts by the poet Yehuda Karni [late 1940s].
Tens of poems and drafts of poems, handwritten by Karni. Karni opens the notebook with the words: "I include in this notebook manuscripts that have not been published, unfinished works or other works that need corrections as well as worthless ones; written in different periods. Some have not yet been given titles. There are some finished poems in this notebook. The poems have been inserted not in any chronological order and the result is a kind of disorder".
Yehuda Karni (Volovelsky, 1884-1949) – a Hebrew poet, journalist, editor and translator, was born in Pinsk and started publishing his creations at a young age in "HaShiloach" and "HaOlam". Moved to Palestine in 1921. Upon his arrival to Eretz Israel he started writing his poems in a Sephardi accent. Joined "HaAretz" newspaper in 1924 and published thousands of articles, responses, short political poems, essays and compositions.
This notebook was found in 2009 in the Flea Market in Jaffa and was redeemed; several poems were published in the literature supplement of "HaAretz" ("Culture and Literature", July 24, 2009) and drew much attention from literature and poetry researchers. 118 written pages, 15X10.5 cm. notebook. Good condition.
Attached: three of Karni's poetry books: "Shearim" "Dvir" publishing, Jerusalem-Berlin , 1923; "BeSha'arayich, Moledet – Piutim". "Achiever" publishing, Tel-Aviv, 1935; Yehuda Karni – Poems, 1st volume: 1907-1921, edited by Dan Meron. "Mosad Bialik" publishing, Jerusalem, 1992.
