S.Y. Agnon: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Shmuel Yosef Agnon • Shmuel Yosef Halevi Czaczkes
Born	July 17, 1888 • Austria-Hungary
Died	February 17, 1970 (aged 81) • Reḥovot • Israel
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (1966)
Notable Works	“A Guest for the Night” • “Kol sipurav shel Sh. Y. Agnon” • “The Bridal Canopy” • “ʿTmol shilshom”

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