Adam Resurrected (novel)
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Adam Resurrected (Hebrew: אדם בן כלב, romanized: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 based on the adaptation of the book into a play by Alexander Chervinsky[ru] and translated into Hebrew by Mark Ivanir. The play run in Israel and abroad with success for a long time.
In 2008, a drama film based on the novel was released with the same name.
See also
- Ghetto Fighters' House § "Mengele's dog"
Notes
External links
- , a 1978 Harper and Roe edition of the 1971 translation at the Internet Archive (can be borrowed for reading online free of charge)