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Adam Resurrected (novel)
''Adam Resurrected'' ( he, אדם בן כלב, Adam ben Kelev) is a 1969 novel by Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk. The Hebrew title literally translates to ''Adam, Son of a Dog''. The novel tells a story of a Holocaust survivor, a Jewish German clown Adam Stein who had to play this role in the Nazi extermination camp, in particular, he had to act as camp commandant's dog. Stein's strong inner identification with a dog prevents him from the integration into the society of Israel. Due to its many allegorical meanings, the novel is often compared to '' One Hundred Years of Solitude''. It was translated into English by Seymour Simckes in 1971. Plot The story is set in a psychiatric hospital in Arad, where Adam Stein was placed after the immigration to the Land of Israel. Adaptations In 1993, a play was staged in the Gesher Theater directed by Yevgeny Aryeh Yevgeny Arye (or Yevgeni, russian: Евгений Арье, he, יבגני אריה, 28 November 1947 – 19 January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoram Kaniuk
Yoram ( or ) is a name derived from Jehoram (), meaning "Jehovah is exalted" in Biblical Hebrew, which was the name of several individuals in the Tanakh; the female version of this name is Athaliah. Notable people with the name include: *Yoram Aridor (born 1933), former right-wing Israeli politician, Knesset member and minister *Yoram Barzel (born 1931), Israeli economist and a professor of economics at the University of Washington *Yoram Bauman (born 1973), American economist and stand-up comedian * Yoram Ben-Porat (died 1992), Israeli economist and president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem * Yoram Chaiter (born 1964), physician, cancer researcher and bass singer *Yoram Danziger (born 1953), Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, appointed to the Court in 2007 *Yoram Dinstein (born 1936), Israeli President of Tel Aviv University *Yoram Dori (born 1950), strategic advisor to Shimon Peres when the latter was President of Israel *Yoram Globus (born 1941), Israeli director and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
