Shmuel Yosef Agnon received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966, making them laureate number 61 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.
They are the only writer from Israel to have won the prize.
The prize was shared that year with Nelly Sachs.
Our pick for reading Shmuel Yosef Agnon for the first time is Only Yesterday.
One email on announcement day with the winner and where to start reading. Then one Nobel read a month.