Aharon Megged

Israeli writer

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Aharon Megged was an Israeli writer known for his novels, which often explored the experiences of the pioneer generation and cast them in an ironic light. His work, such as Ha-Hai \u02bfal ha-met (1965; The Living on the Dead), contributed to the diverse landscape of Israeli literature that developed following the establishment of the State of Israel. Israeli literature, in general, grappled with themes of immigration, cultural diversity, and the anxieties of the individual within a collective society, with writers like Yehuda Amichai also emerging during this period.12

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The novelist Aharon Megged’s Ha-Hai ʿal ha-met (1965; The Living on the Dead) casts a putative hero of the pioneer generation in an ironic light.
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The novelist Aharon Megged’s Ha-Hai ʿal ha-met (1965; The Living on the Dead) casts a putative hero of the pioneer generation in an ironic light.
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