"Until Now" (1952) is the last novel by the most important Jewish novelist of the 20th century, who wrote in Hebrew, Nobel laureate Shmuel-Yosef Agnon. The storm of the First World War caught the hero of the novel, in which the author's features are discernible, in a cheap Berlin boarding house. The desire to help the widow of an old friend makes him set off on a journey. He goes to Leipzig, then to the small town of Grimm, returns to Berlin, where he searches for shelter, reflecting on the people he has met, the horrors of war, the intertwining of human destinies and his own mysterious purpose in this world. It would seem an unassuming story, but there is so much hope and bitterness in it, it is told with such irony and sad wisdom that it remains in memory for a long time - sometimes with an accurate phrase, sometimes with a deep thought, and sometimes with the whole goal, as a lucky opportunity to talk with an intelligent person about life and destiny. Shmuel-Yosef Agnon (1888-1970) was the founder of modern Hebrew literature, the largest Jewish novelist, and the Nobel Prize winner, who was awarded to him for his "deeply original art of storytelling inspired by Jewish folk motifs." Together with Agnon, Nelly Sachs received the Nobel Prize. In the address of the Nobel Committee, the "Wedding Canopy" and the "Night Guest" were highlighted. Agnon did not read the Nobel lecture, but in his brief speech at the award ceremony, he emphasized the influence of the Talmud and other religious Jewish books on his work. Agnon has also been awarded the Bialik Prize and the Israel Prize. In addition, the writer was awarded honorary degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary in America, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and Columbia University in the United States. In 1962, Agnon was elected an honorary citizen of Jerusalem. In the last years of his life, Agnon became a kind of national idol in Israel. When construction work began in Jerusalem's Talpiyot neighborhood, Mayor Teddy Kollek ordered a special sign to be erected near Agnon's house: 'Observe silence! Agnon is working!'. Agnon's works have been translated into many languages and are widely known throughout the world. The Text has published books by Shmuel-Yosef Agnon: the novel "Yesterday-the Day Before Yesterday" (2010) and the collection "Stories about Baal Shem Tov" (2011).