Zones of Independence: A Conversation with Adam Kirsch
Morten Høi Jensen asks Adam Kirsch about his new book, “Who Wants to Be a Jewish Writer?”
Morten Høi Jensen is a writer and critic from Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the author of A Difficult Death: The Life and Work of Jens Peter Jacobsen (Yale University Press, 2017). Photo by Niels Hougaard / Kristeligt Dagblad.
Morten Høi Jensen asks Adam Kirsch about his new book, “Who Wants to Be a Jewish Writer?”
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Morten Høi Jensen weighs two takes on Darwin’s legacy.
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