Agnon, S. Y. ) Shaked, Gershon.

SHMUEL YOSEF AGNON : A REVOLUTIONARY TRADITIONALIST.

New York : New York University Press. 1989. Item #19883

8vo. Xiii, 293 pages. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Authors, Israeli – biography; Agnon, Shmuel Yosef, 1888-1970. SEREIS: Modern Jewish masters series ; ; 3. ISBN: 0814778941. Agnon (1888-1970) was “one of the central figures in modern Hebrew fiction, ” and a Nobel Laureate. “[H]is works deal with major contemporary spiritual concerns: the disintegration of traditional ways of life, the loss of faith, and the subsequent loss of identity. His many tales about pious Jews are an artistic attempt to recapture a waning tradition. ”(Yaron, EJ) Has dust jacket. Near fine condition. (BIB-4-8).

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