Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Autograph Letter by the Writer S. Yizhar, Written during his Military Service in Israel's War of Independence – Sent to His Friend, the Poet Yitzchak Lamdan – Rehovot, September 1948
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Autograph Letter by Yizhar Smilansky, addressed to Yitzchak Lamdan. Rehovot, September 6, 1948.
An interesting letter by Yizhar Smilansky (known by the pseudonym S. Yizhar), written during his military service in the 1948 War. Smilansky writes to his friend, the poet and editor Yitzchak Lamdan: "As to your request regarding that fellow Yosef – a) I never had a close relationship with Shimon Avidan, the 'Givati' Brigade commander (and by the way, his soldiers admire and appreciate him as a person, friend and commander), and not only that, but I do not serve in his brigade at all and have nothing to do with it…".
At the end of his letter, Smilansky describes his routine: "Besides, I work a lot, read and write very, very, very little and wait eagerly for days better than these and wish you all the best and beg you to not hold a grudge against your loyal friend" (Hebrew).
Yizhar Smilansky (1916-2006), one of the most prominent and important writers of the 1948 generation. His first story, "Ephraim Goes Back to Alfalfa" was published in the journal "Gilyonot" edited by Yitzchak Lamdan (1938) who gave him the pseudonym "S. Yizhar". For his monumental work on Israel's War of Independence – "Days of Ziklag", he was awarded the Israel Prize for Literature.
[1] f., approx. 23 cm. Good condition. Fold lines.
An interesting letter by Yizhar Smilansky (known by the pseudonym S. Yizhar), written during his military service in the 1948 War. Smilansky writes to his friend, the poet and editor Yitzchak Lamdan: "As to your request regarding that fellow Yosef – a) I never had a close relationship with Shimon Avidan, the 'Givati' Brigade commander (and by the way, his soldiers admire and appreciate him as a person, friend and commander), and not only that, but I do not serve in his brigade at all and have nothing to do with it…".
At the end of his letter, Smilansky describes his routine: "Besides, I work a lot, read and write very, very, very little and wait eagerly for days better than these and wish you all the best and beg you to not hold a grudge against your loyal friend" (Hebrew).
Yizhar Smilansky (1916-2006), one of the most prominent and important writers of the 1948 generation. His first story, "Ephraim Goes Back to Alfalfa" was published in the journal "Gilyonot" edited by Yitzchak Lamdan (1938) who gave him the pseudonym "S. Yizhar". For his monumental work on Israel's War of Independence – "Days of Ziklag", he was awarded the Israel Prize for Literature.
[1] f., approx. 23 cm. Good condition. Fold lines.
Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts
Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts