Who is the second person in Asia to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Samuel Josef Agnon

His main works include the novel The Canopy of the Wedding, Deep in the Sea, Overnight Guests, Nailing the Wedding, etc. 1966 the book of behavior won Nobel Prize in Literature. Reason for winning the prize: "His narrative skills are profound and unique, and he draws themes from the life of the Jewish nation."

1July, 888 16, Shimur Joseph Agnon was born into a Jewish family in Bahah, a small town in Galicia. As a descendant of the Jewish family, Chazquez was influenced by Jewish religious culture in his childhood. At the age of eight, Agnon wrote a poem every day.

1903, his first novel Joseph of Reina was published. From 1903 to 1906, he wrote a large number of poems, legends and folk stories in Jewish German, Yiddish and Hebrew, and published them in local Jewish magazines.

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Agnon is a prolific writer. He wrote more than 60 works in his life, including short stories, novellas and novels, mainly short stories. His works are mainly based on the life of Jews since19th century. Representative works include Newly Married Canopy, Night Guest, Just Yesterday and so on.

Agnon is regarded as a master of modern Hebrew literature by western literary circles. Indeed, he has an in-depth study of Hebrew. Except for a few early works written in Jewish German and Yiddish, most of his works are written in Hebrew. This is closely related to his idea of "rejuvenation".

/kloc-at the end of 0/9th century, Zionists decided to revive Hebrew in order to make Jews have national consciousness. It is generally believed that the revival of Hebrew marks a new stage of Zionist literature.

In addition, most of the languages used in his works come from Talmud and Hasidic works in Russia and Poland. He believes that God's language and secular language are inseparable.

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