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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent in Translation,
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This review is from: A Book that Was Lost: and Other Stories (Paperback)
I have read the English translation, and love it. Agnon's mystical surrealism is worthy of Garcia-Marquez. While being versed in Jewish traditions can be helpful, it is not necessary for appreciating this brilliant writer.
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A book that was Lost,
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This is a collection of short stories that bring life to a bygone time of Jewish life.
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The hebrew Shakespear,
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Ye, I know it sounds over-bombastic. Still, I quite stand behind this. Agnon has the quality (like the bard) of writing one sentence or a few words within, that tell a whole story in a bang. Every now and again you stop over a phrase that seems obscure, you think a bit, and often enough, it's revelation. It causes you to regret all the previous, skipped, pharagraph that you only half fathomed.I must worn you though, that I can't recommend the english translation (not having read it translated). |
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A Book that Was Lost: and Other Stories by Shmuel Yosef Agnon (Paperback - May 21, 1996)
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