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."
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 with the same name was released based in the "novel."
See also※
Notes※
- ^ A pun lost in translation: in Hebrew, "Adam" also means "man", so the title may also be, read as "A Man, Son of a Dog". Also "ben kelev/kalba" is a Hebrew swear akin to "son of a bitch".
- ^ See more in commons:Category:Gesher Theatre
References※
- ^ Ziva Shavitsky, ADAM RESURRECTED (Adam ben kelev)
- ^ Books: Rags and Bones, A review of Adam Resurrected, Time, July 19, 1971
- ^ Adam Son of a Dog ※
- ^ Yael Shuv, "Adam Resurrected": Of Dogs and Men By Yaev Shuv
External links※
- Adam resurrected, a 1978 Harper and Roe edition of the 1971 translation at the Internet Archive (can be borrowed for reading online free of charge)