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Emanuel Lottem

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Died

January 06, 2024

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Emanuel Lottem, Ph.D. (Econ) has been a central figure in the Israeli science fiction and fantasy scene since the mid-1970s: Translator of some of the best SF/F books published in Hebrew and editor of others; advisor to beginning writers; the moving force in the creation of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy and its first Chairman; the founder of its annual ICon conventions and other activities. Lottem's first SF translation was Frank Herbert's Dune, which has become a classic. According to Israeli literary historian Eli Eshed, "this translation is considered a masterpiece of SF translations"; and according to the Hebrew Wikipedia, "some consider it even better than the original version", a flattering characterization which Emanuel Lottem, Ph.D. (Econ) has been a central figure in the Israeli science fiction and fantasy scene since the mid-1970s: Translator of some of the best SF/F books published in Hebrew and editor of others; advisor to beginning writers; the moving force in the creation of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy and its first Chairman; the founder of its annual ICon conventions and other activities. Lottem's first SF translation was Frank Herbert's Dune, which has become a classic. According to Israeli literary historian Eli Eshed, "this translation is considered a masterpiece of SF translations"; and according to the Hebrew Wikipedia, "some consider it even better than the original version", a flattering characterization which Lottem nonetheless disagrees with. More SF/F translations followed, and Lottem's name became familiar to and respected by Hebrew-reading fans. After a few career changes, Lottem became a freelance translator and editor. In addition to SF/F, he also specializes in popular science and military history. In 1983, Lottem became chairman of the editorial board of the Israeli SF/F magazine Fantasia 2000, which unfortunately (but in terms of the exigencies of Israeli publishing, perhaps miraculously as well) lasted for 44 issues before rolling down its awning. A few years later, in 1996, Lottem presided over the inaugural meeting of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, which he founded with a small group of devoted fans. Visiting author Brian Aldiss officially announced the ISSF&F open for business, and Lottem was unanimously elected its first Chairman. To date, Lottem's SF/F translations include works by Douglas Adams, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, Lois M. Bujold, C.J. Cherryh, Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Crichton, Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Robert A. Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Ursula Le Guin, Ann Leckie, Larry Niven, Mervyn Peake, Robert Silverberg, James Tiptree, Jr., J.R.R. Tolkien, Jack Vance, and Connie Willis, among many others. In 1994 Lottem won one of Israel's highest translation awards, the Tchernichovsky Prize, for his translation of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene.

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	אחוות הטבעת (שר הטבעות #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien, ג'.ר.ר. טולקין, רות לבנית (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 3,114,194 ratings — published 1954 — 1057 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	חולית by Frank Herbert, פרנק הרברט, Emanuel Lottem (Translator) 4.29 avg rating — 1,608,135 ratings — published 1965 — 141 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	שני הצריחים (שר הטבעות #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien, ג'.ר.ר. טולקין, רות לבנית (Translator) 4.50 avg rating — 1,111,097 ratings — published 1954 — 885 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	שם הרוח (רשומות קוטל המלכים #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author), פטריק רותפס, Emanuel Lottem (Translator) 4.52 avg rating — 1,071,467 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	שיבת המלך (שר הטבעות #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien, ג'.ר.ר. טולקין, רות לבנית (Translator) 4.58 avg rating — 1,028,323 ratings — published 1955 — 912 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	שר הטבעות (שר הטבעות #1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien, ג'.ר.ר. טולקין, Emanuel Lottem (Translator) 4.54 avg rating — 726,055 ratings — published 1954 — 922 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	האם אנדרואידים חולמים על כבשים חשמליות by Philip K. Dick, פיליפ ק' דיק, Emanuel Lottem (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 507,567 ratings — published 1968 — 361 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	קיצור תולדות הזמן by Stephen Hawking, סטיבן ו. הוקינג, Emanuel Lottem (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 475,170 ratings — published 1988 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Zion's Fiction: Wondrous Tales from the Israeli ImagiNation by Emanuel Lottem (Editor), Sheldon Teitelbaum (Editor), Avi Katz (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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