Shmuel Yosef AgnonAwards:
Nobel Prize in Literature-1966 jointly with Nelly SachsNobel Committee
in its citation stated that the prize was given for
"his profoundly characteristic
narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people. "
Born: 17/07/1888 in Buczacz, Galicia now in
Ukraine
Died: 17/02/1970 in Jerusalem
Citizen: Poland/ Israel
Language: Yiddish & Hebrew
Agnon is considered as the Father of Modern Hebrew fiction. His works
lucidly narrate the conflict between traditional Jewish literature and
the modern world. He did not have any formal school education and
privately studied Jewish texts and literature. At the age of 15, he
published his first poem in Yiddish. In the year 1908, he migrated to
Jaffa and wrote under the pen-name Agnon. In 1913, he moved to Germany
where he met Salman Schoeken who became his publisher and literary
mentor. In 1924, a major fire broke out in his residence in Germany
destroying many rare books. In 1928, he returned to Jerusalem and
stayed there. for the rest of his life. In 1931, he published Bridal
Canopy, which brought him international acclaim and secured his
pre-eminent position in Hebrew literature.
Notable Works:
Agunot
-- Forsaken Wives(1908/),Hallkhnasat
Kallah (in 2 volumes) --The
Bridal Canopy (1922/1937/),
Oreach Nata Lalun-
A Guest for the Night
(1938/191968) ,Tmol
Shilshom
-- The Day Before Yesterday(/1945),
Shira-- Shira
(1971)
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