Modern ยท Fiction
A Guest for the Night
by S. Y. Agnon. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by S. Y. Agnon, centered on tradition, modernity, Jewish identity; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.
- Date
- 1939
- Origin
- Galicia / Israel
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Fiction
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by S. Y. Agnon, centered on tradition, modernity, Jewish identity; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.