Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Shmuel Yosef Agnon (July 17, 1888 - February 17, 1970) was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and 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. He was the first Hebrew who won the prize.

Other websites

• Nobel Prize lecture
• Agnon's art of indirection by Nitza Ben-Dov