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Agnon's Lonely People
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Jerusalem Post
06-23-1995
A BOOK THAT WAS LOST AND OTHER STORIES by S.Y. Agnon. New York, Schocken Books. 437 pp. $27.50
Agnon wrote four novels and his genius exudes from almost every page, but he will probably be remembered mostly for his short stories. Over a 70-year career, he wrote hundreds, many of which remain unpublished.
Agnon's stories explore the range of Jewish experience in the modern era. He knew no evil men; his characters are vir...
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