“האהבה, אם נולדה זה עתה ואם התעוררה משינה עמוקה, חייבת תמיד ליצור קרן אור הממלאת את הלב בזוהר כה רב עד כי הוא מאציל מאורו על העולם כולו.”

American novelist and short story writer

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer. He is known for fiction that explores history, morality, and religion, often through a reflective and uneasy lens. His work helped define the American short story and remains closely associated with themes of guilt, conscience, and the past. Across his novels and shorter fiction, he returns to questions of human nature and the moral weight of experience.