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Shmuel Yosef Agnon
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon, 1945
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| Born | Shmuel Yosef Halevi Czaczkes July 17, 1888 Buczacz, Galicia (now Buchach, Ukraine) |
| Died | February 17, 1970 (aged 81) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Resting place | Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Genre | Novels, short stories, poetry |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1966 |
| Spouse | Esther Marx |
Shmuel Yosef Agnon (July 17, 1888 - February 17, 1970) was an Israeli writer and winner of the 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature.
He was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon. In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.
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Buczacz, Agnon's hometown
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Agnon receiving the Ussishkin Prize 1946
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon Memorial in Bad Homburg, Germany
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Agnon featured on the fifty-shekel bill, second series
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