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Abraham Mapu ( 1808 – 1867 ) is a Lithuanian novelist who wrote in the Hebrew language . Mapu gained financial security when he was appointed teacher in a government school for Jewish children. Mapu is considered the creator of the Hebrew novel . Influenced by French Romanticism , he wrote heavily plotted novels about life in ancient Palestine , which he contrasted favorably with 19th century Jewish life. His style is fresh and poetic, almost Biblical in its simple grandeur.1
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Abraham Mapu (1808, Slobodka , Kaunas – 1867, Königsberg , Prussia) was a Lithuanian -born Hebrew novelist of the Haskalah ("enlightenment") movement.His novels later served as a basis for the Zionist movement.
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Abraham Mapu Abraham Mapu (1808, Vilijampolė , Kaunas – 1867, Königsberg , Prussia) was a Lithuanian Jewish novelist in Hebrew of the Haskalah ("enlightenment") movement. His novels later served as a basis for the Zionist movement.
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Abraham Mapu Abraham Mapu (1808 in Vilijampolė , Kaunas – 1867 in Königsberg , Prussia) was a Lithuanian novelist.He wrote in Hebrew as part of the Haskalah (enlightenment) movement.His novels, with their lively plots encompassing heroism, adventure and romantic love in Biblical settings, contributed to the rise of the Zionist movement.Indeed, the contribution of his novels to the rise of the Jewish national movement from which Zionism later emerged must be regarded as an important factor in modern Jewish history.
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Lithuanian Hebrew novelist (1808–1867) Abraham Mapu Abraham Mapu (1808 in Vilijampolė , Kaunas – 1867 in Königsberg , Prussia) was a Lithuanian novelist. He wrote in Hebrew as part of the Haskalah (enlightenment) movement. His novels, with their lively plots encompassing heroism, adventure and romantic love in Biblical settings, contributed to the rise of the Zionist movement. Indeed, the contribution of his novels to the rise of the Jewish national movement from which Zionism later emerged must be regarded as an important factor in modern Jewish history.
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He wrote in Hebrew as part of the Haskalah (enlightenment) movement. His novels, with their lively plots encompassing heroism, adventure and romantic love in Biblical settings, contributed to the rise of the Zionist movement. Indeed, the contribution of his novels to the rise of the Jewish national movement from which Zionism later emerged must be regarded as an important factor in modern Jewish history.
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