Adam Resurrected (novel)

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.[lower-alpha 1] 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.[1]

It was translated into English by Seymour Simckes in 1971.[2]

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 and translated into Hebrew by Mark Ivanir.[3] The play run in Israel and abroad with success for a long time.[4]

In 2008 a drama film with the same name was released based in the novel.

See also

Notes
  1. 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".
  2. See more in commons:Category:Gesher Theatre

References
  1. Ziva Shavitsky, ADAM RESURRECTED (Adam ben kelev)
  2. Books: Rags and Bones, A review of Adam Resurrected, Time, July 19, 1971
  3. Adam Son of a Dog [אדם בן כלב]
  4. Yael Shuv, "Adam Resurrected": Of Dogs and Men By Yaev Shuv
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