Adam Resurrected [Import] [Hardcover]

Yoram Kaniuk (Author), S. Simckes (Translator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Chatto and Windus (February 10, 1972)
• ISBN-10: 0701118121
• ISBN-13: 978-0701118129
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,676,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Stunning Portrayal of A Man's Salvation, February 20, 1998

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Michael A. Sommer (Highwood, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adam Resurrected (Paperback)

The story of Adam takes you from post WW II germany to the land of Israel in a flash back & present telling tale of one man's journey back from the brink of self-destruction. A Famous Eurpean Clown forced to be a dog during the Holocaust, living by wit & his Commander's wims & then having to keep his commander alive after the war ended. Adam finds himself returning to Institution life, too smart to be cured and too scared to stay in the outside world. Adam terrorizes the staff, tantalizes his lover (the head Nurse) and mesmorizes all the other patients with his charm and wit. Adam finally begins to heal as he attempts to heal a young boy who thinks he's a dog.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute classic., March 11, 2009

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P. N. Kaili "Crazy Fyshe" (Oregon,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adam Resurrected: A Novel (Paperback)

I've never been as moved emotionally while reading, as I have with this book. My only regret is that I did not know of this novel until recently.It is one of the best written, ever. I will treasure owning it, and intend to read it again, and again.It is a thorough delving into the aftermath of the Jewish holocaust, and the torturous insanity suffered by so many of the survivors.I have found reason to weep through many of the chapters. It is a good thing to feel this.Yoram Kaniuk has my undying respect.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing and brilliant, December 22, 2008

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Bookworm (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adam Resurrected: A Novel (Paperback)

I read the book in Hebrew. Some of the details might have gone lost because I'm not fluent in Hebrew but I couldn't put down the book. I got sucked into it. It is one of the most disturbing stories I have ever read. It is a Holocaust story telling the story of Adam who lives in a psychiatric facility in Israel and who at times thinks he is a dog because of his experiences in a German concentration camp. The borders between who is mentally ill and who isn't are constantly blurred and so are the differentiations of what are hallucinations and what is actually "true". Great book!