Kirsch was born in Los Angeles in 1976. He is the son of lawyer, author, and biblical scholar Jonathan Kirsch. He started writing poetry around the age of 14 after encountering the poetry of T.S. Eliot: "Eliot showed me the possibility of finding in poetry a source of complex intellectual and moral interest." He graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in English in 1997, and managed to begin his career as assistant literary editor for The New Republic. Next he worked as the editor for Lipper Publications.
The personal name Adam derives from the Hebrew noun ha adamah meaning "the ground" or "earth". It is still a Hebrew given name, and its Quranic and Biblical usage has ensured that it is also a common name in all countries which draw on these traditions. It is particularly common in Christian- and Muslim-majority countries. In most languages its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies somewhat. Adán is the Spanish form of this name.
Adam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelled Addams). In other languages there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski etc.
In Arabic, Adam (آدم) means "made from the earth/mud/clay".
Roger Adam was a French aircraft designer and manufacturer who produced light aircraft in kit from 1948 to 1955. He established the firm Etablissements Aeronautiques R. Adam.
Adam was a major character in the 1994 novel, Mordenheim, written by Chet Williamson.
Fictional character biography
Adam is the darklord of Lamordia. Known as Mordenheim's Monster or the Creature, he is an extremely intelligent and nimble dread flesh golem, based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Adam is the most successful creation of Dr. Victor Mordenheim in his research into the creation of life, albeit the one that causes him grief unmeasured. Adam reduced the doctor's wife Elise to a vegetative state and apparently murdered their adopted daughter Eva.
The two are inextricably bound together: Dr. Mordenheim has Adam's immortality, and in return Adam shares the doctor's anguish.
Usually hidden from sight, Adam is believed to spend most of his time on the Isle of Agony, part of the archipelago known as the Finger.
References
Sources
Cermak, Andrew, John W. Mangrum, and Andrew Wyatt. Secrets of the Dread Realms (White Wolf Publishing, 2001).
Adam Kirsch: "We Should Take Comfort in the Certainty That Humans Will Eventually Disappear"
In today's Chronicle of the Collapse, I read an excerpt from writer Adam Kirsch's book, " The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us," titled, "The People Cheering For Humanity's End." Here is a link to the essay from the Atlantic Magazine:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/01/anthropocene-anti-humanism-transhumanism-apocalypse-predictions/672230/
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published: 01 Dec 2022
The Blessing and the Curse: A Conversation with Adam Kirsch
Adam Kirsch, one of our favorite contemporary critics, sits down with Abe Socher to discuss everything from his childhood (turns out, a critic’s eye does run in families), to why there seem to be so few Orthodox American novelists.
published: 27 Jan 2021
Adam Kirsch - Is There Such a Thing as Jewish Literature?
Author and critic Adam Kirsch presents "Is There Such a Thing as Jewish Literature?" Kirsch explores whether there is something that unites Jewish writing and writers across languages and cultures.
This lecture is sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies and part of The Book Unbound initiative at Williams. October 28, 2014.
published: 07 Nov 2014
Adam Kirsch + Ruth Franklin (November 12, 2020)
You can support the bookstore and events like this by buying the books:
The Blessing and the Curse: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780393652406
A Thousand Darknesses: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780195313963
Literary critics Adam Kirsch and Ruth Franklin come to Greenlight for a virtual discussion of their compelling work on Jewish literature in the 20th century. Kirsch’s The Blessing and the Curse is an erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts. With discussions of major books by over thirty writers, he argues that literature offers a new way to think about what it means to be Jewish in the modern world. Franklin’s A Thousand Darknesses examines the question: Do narratives about the Holocaust ...
published: 13 Nov 2020
Benjamin Disraeli by Adam Kirsch
In this compelling biography, renowned poet and critic Adam Kirsch looks at Disraeli as a novelist as well as a statesman, recognizing that the outsider Jew who became one of the world's most powerful men was his own greatest character.
Learn more at http://nextbook.org and http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780805242492
published: 27 Apr 2009
Adam Kirsch on "The Global Novel"
Adam Kirsch, one of the most acclaimed literary critics working today, asks an important question for our times in his new book: What is the future of fiction in an age of globalization?
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-global-novel
published: 20 Apr 2017
Texas Tech DH Adam Kirsch
Highlights of Texas Tech designated hitter Adam Kirsch, who signed a free agent contract with the New York Yankees.
published: 21 Jun 2014
Yale Literature & Spirituality with Adam Kirsch - 2017
Becoming a Jewish Writer
The Lana Schwebel Memorial Lecture in Religion and Literature
Adam Kirsch is the author of three collections of poetry, including most recently “Emblems of the Passing World: Poems after Photographs by August Sander.” He has also written several books of criticism and biography, including “The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature.” His writing appears regularly in the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and other publications.
published: 13 Nov 2017
Adam Kirsch: "We're always faced with gaps when books are translated."
How do we seek out world literature without turning foreignness into a commodity?
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-global-novel
In today's Chronicle of the Collapse, I read an excerpt from writer Adam Kirsch's book, " The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us," titled, "...
In today's Chronicle of the Collapse, I read an excerpt from writer Adam Kirsch's book, " The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us," titled, "The People Cheering For Humanity's End." Here is a link to the essay from the Atlantic Magazine:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/01/anthropocene-anti-humanism-transhumanism-apocalypse-predictions/672230/
If you would like to become a Patron of Collapse Chronicles, here is a link to my Patreon page:
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Thank you!
In today's Chronicle of the Collapse, I read an excerpt from writer Adam Kirsch's book, " The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us," titled, "The People Cheering For Humanity's End." Here is a link to the essay from the Atlantic Magazine:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/01/anthropocene-anti-humanism-transhumanism-apocalypse-predictions/672230/
If you would like to become a Patron of Collapse Chronicles, here is a link to my Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16077447
If you would like to make a donation through Paypal, you can do that through my Paypal account at [email protected]
If you would like to send a check or money order to support this channel, you can email me at [email protected].
Thank you!
Adam Kirsch, one of our favorite contemporary critics, sits down with Abe Socher to discuss everything from his childhood (turns out, a critic’s eye does run in...
Adam Kirsch, one of our favorite contemporary critics, sits down with Abe Socher to discuss everything from his childhood (turns out, a critic’s eye does run in families), to why there seem to be so few Orthodox American novelists.
Adam Kirsch, one of our favorite contemporary critics, sits down with Abe Socher to discuss everything from his childhood (turns out, a critic’s eye does run in families), to why there seem to be so few Orthodox American novelists.
Author and critic Adam Kirsch presents "Is There Such a Thing as Jewish Literature?" Kirsch explores whether there is something that unites Jewish writing and w...
Author and critic Adam Kirsch presents "Is There Such a Thing as Jewish Literature?" Kirsch explores whether there is something that unites Jewish writing and writers across languages and cultures.
This lecture is sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies and part of The Book Unbound initiative at Williams. October 28, 2014.
Author and critic Adam Kirsch presents "Is There Such a Thing as Jewish Literature?" Kirsch explores whether there is something that unites Jewish writing and writers across languages and cultures.
This lecture is sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies and part of The Book Unbound initiative at Williams. October 28, 2014.
You can support the bookstore and events like this by buying the books:
The Blessing and the Curse: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780393652406
A Tho...
You can support the bookstore and events like this by buying the books:
The Blessing and the Curse: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780393652406
A Thousand Darknesses: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780195313963
Literary critics Adam Kirsch and Ruth Franklin come to Greenlight for a virtual discussion of their compelling work on Jewish literature in the 20th century. Kirsch’s The Blessing and the Curse is an erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts. With discussions of major books by over thirty writers, he argues that literature offers a new way to think about what it means to be Jewish in the modern world. Franklin’s A Thousand Darknesses examines the question: Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be faithful to the facts of history? Franklin argues that the memory-obsessed culture of the last few decades has led to a mistaken focus on testimony as the only valid form of Holocaust writing, making a persuasive case for literature as an equally vital vehicle for understanding the Holocaust. Join Kirsch and Franklin at this virtual book event for a sweeping and illuminating conversation.
Recorded via Zoom on November 12, 2020.
You can support the bookstore and events like this by buying the books:
The Blessing and the Curse: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780393652406
A Thousand Darknesses: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780195313963
Literary critics Adam Kirsch and Ruth Franklin come to Greenlight for a virtual discussion of their compelling work on Jewish literature in the 20th century. Kirsch’s The Blessing and the Curse is an erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts. With discussions of major books by over thirty writers, he argues that literature offers a new way to think about what it means to be Jewish in the modern world. Franklin’s A Thousand Darknesses examines the question: Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be faithful to the facts of history? Franklin argues that the memory-obsessed culture of the last few decades has led to a mistaken focus on testimony as the only valid form of Holocaust writing, making a persuasive case for literature as an equally vital vehicle for understanding the Holocaust. Join Kirsch and Franklin at this virtual book event for a sweeping and illuminating conversation.
Recorded via Zoom on November 12, 2020.
In this compelling biography, renowned poet and critic Adam Kirsch looks at Disraeli as a novelist as well as a statesman, recognizing that the outsider Jew who...
In this compelling biography, renowned poet and critic Adam Kirsch looks at Disraeli as a novelist as well as a statesman, recognizing that the outsider Jew who became one of the world's most powerful men was his own greatest character.
Learn more at http://nextbook.org and http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780805242492
In this compelling biography, renowned poet and critic Adam Kirsch looks at Disraeli as a novelist as well as a statesman, recognizing that the outsider Jew who became one of the world's most powerful men was his own greatest character.
Learn more at http://nextbook.org and http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780805242492
Adam Kirsch, one of the most acclaimed literary critics working today, asks an important question for our times in his new book: What is the future of fiction i...
Adam Kirsch, one of the most acclaimed literary critics working today, asks an important question for our times in his new book: What is the future of fiction in an age of globalization?
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-global-novel
Adam Kirsch, one of the most acclaimed literary critics working today, asks an important question for our times in his new book: What is the future of fiction in an age of globalization?
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-global-novel
Becoming a Jewish Writer
The Lana Schwebel Memorial Lecture in Religion and Literature
Adam Kirsch is the author of three collections of poetry, including mo...
Becoming a Jewish Writer
The Lana Schwebel Memorial Lecture in Religion and Literature
Adam Kirsch is the author of three collections of poetry, including most recently “Emblems of the Passing World: Poems after Photographs by August Sander.” He has also written several books of criticism and biography, including “The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature.” His writing appears regularly in the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and other publications.
Becoming a Jewish Writer
The Lana Schwebel Memorial Lecture in Religion and Literature
Adam Kirsch is the author of three collections of poetry, including most recently “Emblems of the Passing World: Poems after Photographs by August Sander.” He has also written several books of criticism and biography, including “The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature.” His writing appears regularly in the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and other publications.
In today's Chronicle of the Collapse, I read an excerpt from writer Adam Kirsch's book, " The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us," titled, "The People Cheering For Humanity's End." Here is a link to the essay from the Atlantic Magazine:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/01/anthropocene-anti-humanism-transhumanism-apocalypse-predictions/672230/
If you would like to become a Patron of Collapse Chronicles, here is a link to my Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=16077447
If you would like to make a donation through Paypal, you can do that through my Paypal account at [email protected]
If you would like to send a check or money order to support this channel, you can email me at [email protected].
Thank you!
Adam Kirsch, one of our favorite contemporary critics, sits down with Abe Socher to discuss everything from his childhood (turns out, a critic’s eye does run in families), to why there seem to be so few Orthodox American novelists.
Author and critic Adam Kirsch presents "Is There Such a Thing as Jewish Literature?" Kirsch explores whether there is something that unites Jewish writing and writers across languages and cultures.
This lecture is sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies and part of The Book Unbound initiative at Williams. October 28, 2014.
You can support the bookstore and events like this by buying the books:
The Blessing and the Curse: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780393652406
A Thousand Darknesses: https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/book/9780195313963
Literary critics Adam Kirsch and Ruth Franklin come to Greenlight for a virtual discussion of their compelling work on Jewish literature in the 20th century. Kirsch’s The Blessing and the Curse is an erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts. With discussions of major books by over thirty writers, he argues that literature offers a new way to think about what it means to be Jewish in the modern world. Franklin’s A Thousand Darknesses examines the question: Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be faithful to the facts of history? Franklin argues that the memory-obsessed culture of the last few decades has led to a mistaken focus on testimony as the only valid form of Holocaust writing, making a persuasive case for literature as an equally vital vehicle for understanding the Holocaust. Join Kirsch and Franklin at this virtual book event for a sweeping and illuminating conversation.
Recorded via Zoom on November 12, 2020.
In this compelling biography, renowned poet and critic Adam Kirsch looks at Disraeli as a novelist as well as a statesman, recognizing that the outsider Jew who became one of the world's most powerful men was his own greatest character.
Learn more at http://nextbook.org and http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780805242492
Adam Kirsch, one of the most acclaimed literary critics working today, asks an important question for our times in his new book: What is the future of fiction in an age of globalization?
globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-global-novel
Becoming a Jewish Writer
The Lana Schwebel Memorial Lecture in Religion and Literature
Adam Kirsch is the author of three collections of poetry, including most recently “Emblems of the Passing World: Poems after Photographs by August Sander.” He has also written several books of criticism and biography, including “The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature.” His writing appears regularly in the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and other publications.
Kirsch was born in Los Angeles in 1976. He is the son of lawyer, author, and biblical scholar Jonathan Kirsch. He started writing poetry around the age of 14 after encountering the poetry of T.S. Eliot: "Eliot showed me the possibility of finding in poetry a source of complex intellectual and moral interest." He graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in English in 1997, and managed to begin his career as assistant literary editor for The New Republic. Next he worked as the editor for Lipper Publications.