A Simple Story
- ISBN-10
- 0815606184
- ISBN-13
- 9780815606185
- Series
- A Simple Story
- Category
- Jewish literature
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Author
- Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Description
A small town in southern Poland is the scene of this bittersweet romance set at the turn of the century. Celebrated Israeli novelist, S. Y. Agnon draws on techniques perfected by Gustave Flaubert and Thomas Mann to contrast the hero's romantic longings with the interests in bourgeois society.
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