1. ["HaShavuy" (The Prisoner)], a story handwritten by S. Yizhar. [September-October 1948]. One of the most famous and important stories by S. Yizhar, published at the height of the Israeli War of Independence, tells the tale of a Palestinian shepherd imprisoned by IDF soldiers during the War of Independence, and the moral qualms of the soldier guarding him. The story was first published in the periodical "Molad", edited by Ephraim Broide. [25] leaves, 18.5 cm. First leaf missing.
2-9. Four letters handwritten by S. Yizhar, addressed to Ephraim Broide, and four letter copies from Broide to Yizhar, 1948-1949.
Including - the letter Yizhar attached to the manuscript of "The Prisoner": "Here before you is my story… I know that writing conditions in an army camp at hours that are neither day nor night made their mark both on the story's unity and form, and on the handwriting…", and Broide's first response to Yizhar: "Many thanks for 'The Prisoner'. I read it only once, and I like it very much. It is rich in mood and poignant sorrow beneath the façade of soldierly manhood… I liked it… since it takes from what we are experiencing, in body and mind, in these times - and I liked it still more since it does so not in the manner of self-praise, but with a critical attitude."
10. "HaDor HaTzair: Panav UPnimo" [The Young Generation: Its Face and Psyche"] - draft of a political-social essay by S. Yizhar, [1960]. Typewritten, with many handwritten corrections. Some of the corrections were made by Yizhar. 19 leaves. Good condition. Creases and stains, some tears.
11-15. Four letters handwritten by S. Yizhar, addressed to Ephraim Broide, and a copy of a letter from Broide, addressed to Yizhar, ca. 1957-1960. The letters concern literary matters.