A Guest for the NIght
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Hailed as one of Agnon’s most significant works, A Guest for the Night depicts Jewish life in Eastern Europe after World War I. A man journeys from Israel to his hometown in Europe, saddened to find so many friends taken by war, pogrom, or disease. In this vanishing world of traditional values, he confronts the loss of faith and trust of a younger generation. This 1939 novel reveals Agnon’s vision of his people’s past, tragic present, and hope for the future.Cited by National Yiddish Book Center as one of "The Greatest Works of Modern Jewish Literature".
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- Name of the Author
- Шмуэль-Йосеф Агнон
- Language
- English
- Translator
- Misha Louvish
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Hailed as one of Agnon’s most significant works, A Guest for the Night depicts Jewish life in Eastern Europe after World War I. A man journeys from Israel...