(Fiction, 177 pp. Hebrew, 1952; English translation, 2008)
This comic tale of a Galician Jew who has lived in Palestine, returns to Europe on the eve of WWI and gets stranded in Berlin evolves into a profound commentary on exile, Zionism, divine providence, and human egoism.
- Review by Tsipi Keller, Words Without Borders, 2008
- Review by Hillel Halkin, Commentary, May 2008
- Review by Joshua Cohen, Forward, April 18, 2008
- Agnon’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech
