Adam Kirsch

Adam Kirsch, a poet and literary critic, is the author of, among other books, Benjamin Disraeli and The People and The Books: Eighteen Classics of Jewish Literature.

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Response · December 18, 2023
Anti-Semitism Appeals to Intellectuals Because It Feels Like an Idea
By Adam Kirsch
That's why geniuses like Dostoevsky can love all humanity and hate the Jews.
Response · October 23, 2019
Why Bellow Was the Least Jewish Writer of the Golden Age of American Jewish Fiction
By Adam Kirsch
The great theme of his work is resistance to spiritual constraint, the soul’s freedom as the highest value.