Quote by: Shmuel Yosef Agnon

As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel was exiled from its land, I was born in one of the cities of the Exile.


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Author Bio


  • NameShmuel Yosef Agnon
  • DescriptionNobel laureate in Literature
  • BornAugust 8, 1887
  • DiedFebruary 17, 1970
  • CountryAustria-Hungary; Germany; Mandatory Palestine; Israel
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Bialik Prize; Israel Prize