Final - Hebrew

Question 1

Explores the Jewish pioneer experience in early 20th-century Palestine; Agnon received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966 partly for this work.

Answer 1

Only Yesterday by S.Y. Agnon

Question 2

Critically acclaimed for its deep psychological insight; explores the emotional cost of Israeli society on women.

Answer 2

My Michael by Amos Oz

Question 3

Known for lyrical prose and magical realism; explores how the past shapes modern identity.

Answer 3

A pigeon and A boy by Meir Shalev

Question 4

Born in Galicia (modern Ukraine); later settled in Jerusalem. Wrote in Modern Hebrew.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966.
Considered the father of modern Hebrew fiction; helped legitimize Hebrew as a modern literary language.

Answer 4

S. Y Agnon

Question 5

Born in Jerusalem to a family of Eastern European Jews. A key figure in Israeli peace advocacy.
Translated into 45+ languages; revered both in Israel and abroad.

Answer 5

Amos Oz

Question 6

Born in Jerusalem to a Sephardic Jewish family. Contemporary of Amos Oz.
One of Israel’s “New Wave” novelists; frequently shortlisted for international prizes.

Answer 6

A. B Yehoshua

Question 7

Born in Jerusalem; known for blending the personal and political, especially after the loss of his son in war.
Winner of the Man Booker International Prize (2017).

Answer 7

David Grossman

Question 8

1923, English
philosophical-spiritual book with 26 prose poems
Almustafa, twelve years in exile in city of Orphalese

On Love, Marriage, Children, Work, Freedom, Joy and Sorrow, Good and Evil, Prayer, Death, etc.

Highly poetic, elevated and lyrical prose filled with symbolism and metaphor
Influenced by the Bible, Sufi mysticism, Christian Gospels, and Romanticism
Translated into over 100 languages
Frequently quoted at weddings, funerals, and spiritual gatherings for its timeless truths.

Answer 8

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran