Adam Zagajewski
Poland, 1945
Adam Zagajewski is a writer of poems, essays and short stories. He studied philosophy and psychology in Poland and made his debut as a poet in 1972. Among his works are Mysticism for Beginners (1997) and Unseen Hand (2011). Zagajewski taught creative writing at the University of Houston and has been visiting professor at the University of Chicago since 2007, where he is also a member of the Committee on Social Thought.
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Wat zingt, is wat zwijgt
Dutch edition only

Journal Nexus
Nexus 79
Brief aan mijn leraar

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Nexus 74
Wat zal de wereld redden?

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Nexus 70
De terugkeer van Europa

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Nexus 59
De laatste vragen van Gustav Mahler

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Nexus 55
Hoop en vertroosting

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Nexus 50. Europees humanisme in fragmenten
Grammatica van een ongesproken taal

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Nexus 47
Klassieken, kunst en kitsch

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Nexus 40
Europa realiseren

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Nexus 28
Een tijd van wangeloof

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Nexus 26
Kosmopolitisme

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Nexus 22
De rol van cultuur

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Melancholische kennis
Speaker at

What Will Save the World?
Nexus Conference 2016
12 November 2016
09.40 - 16.00
National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam

The Questor Hero
Gustav Mahler’s Ultimate Questions
14 May 2011
9.40 - 17.30
Het Muziektheater Amsterdam

Identity Please!
Nexus Conference 2008
14 June 2008
09.30 - 18.00
Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam

Towards a Definition of Western Culture
Part I. The Classics, Art, and Kitsch
11 November 2006
09.30 - 18.30
Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam

Europe: A Beautiful Idea?
Nexus Conference 2004
4 december 2004
9.00 - 18.10
Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek, Rotterdam

The Quest for Life
Part III. The Anatomy of Loss
2 November 2003
9.20 - 22.00
Tilburg University

The Legacy of the Twentieth Century
Part III. The Muses' Farewell
24 May 2000
9.30 - 22.00
Tilburg University

No Place for Cosmopolitans?
Nexus Conference 1999
8 October 1999
9.35 - 21.45
Tilburg University

The Shabby and the Sublime
Nexus Lecture Adam Zagajewski
9 November 1998
Tilburg University