birth_date: 1901-12-13 00:00:00
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name: S.Y. Agnon
about: also known as Shai AgnonDramatic novels in Hebrew of Polish-born Israeli writer Shmuel Yosef Agnon include A Guest for the Night (1939); he shared the Nobel Prize of 1966 for literature. "For his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people," he shared this award with Nelly Sachs. He died in Jerusalem, Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmuel_... also known as Shai AgnonDramatic novels in Hebrew of Polish-born Israeli writer Shmuel Yosef Agnon include A Guest for the Night (1939); he shared the Nobel Prize of 1966 for literature. "For his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people," he shared this award with Nelly Sachs. He died in Jerusalem, Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmuel_... ...more
death_date: 1970-02-17 00:00:00