Poland, 1945 - 2021
poet and essayist
Adam Zagajewski
Adam Zagajewski was 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 was visiting professor at the University of Chicago since 2007, where he was also a member of the Committee on Social Thought.
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Nexus Library
2010 or Earlier
Wat zingt, is wat zwijgt
Dutch edition only
Nexus Library
2010 or Earlier
Wat zingt, is wat zwijgt
Dutch edition only
Journal Nexus
2018
Nexus 79
Brief aan mijn leraar
Journal Nexus
2018
Nexus 79
Brief aan mijn leraar
Journal Nexus
2016
Nexus 74
Wat zal de wereld redden?
Journal Nexus
2016
Nexus 74
Wat zal de wereld redden?
Journal Nexus
2015
Nexus 70
De terugkeer van Europa
Journal Nexus
2015
Nexus 70
De terugkeer van Europa
Journal Nexus
2011
Nexus 59
De laatste vragen van Gustav Mahler
Journal Nexus
2011
Nexus 59
De laatste vragen van Gustav Mahler
Journal Nexus
Nexus 55
Hoop en vertroosting
Journal Nexus
Nexus 55
Hoop en vertroosting
Journal Nexus
2008
Nexus 50
Europees humanisme in fragmenten. Grammatica van een ongesproken taal
Journal Nexus
2008
Nexus 50
Europees humanisme in fragmenten. Grammatica van een ongesproken taal
Journal Nexus
2010 or Earlier
Nexus 47
Klassieken, kunst en kitsch
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Nexus 47
Klassieken, kunst en kitsch
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Nexus 40
Europa realiseren
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Nexus 40
Europa realiseren
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Nexus 28
Een tijd van wangeloof
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Nexus 28
Een tijd van wangeloof
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Nexus 26
Kosmopolitisme
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Nexus 26
Kosmopolitisme
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2010 or Earlier
Nexus 22
De rol van cultuur
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Nexus 22
De rol van cultuur
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2010 or Earlier
Nexus 20
Melancholische kennis
Journal Nexus
2010 or Earlier
Nexus 20
Melancholische kennis
Speaker at
Conference
Nexus Conference 2016
What Will Save the World?
12 November 2016
09.40 - 16.00
National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
Conference
Gustav Mahler’s Ultimate Questions
The Questor Hero
14 May 2011
9.40 - 17.30
Het Muziektheater Amsterdam
Conference
Nexus Conference 2008
Identity Please!
14 June 2008
09.30 - 18.00
Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam
Conference
Part I. The Classics, Art, and Kitsch
Towards a Definition of Western Culture
11 November 2006
09.30 - 18.30
Passenger Terminal, Amsterdam
Conference
Nexus Conference 2004
Europe: A Beautiful Idea?
4 december 2004
9.00 - 18.10
Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek, Rotterdam
Conference
Part III. The Anatomy of Loss
The Quest for Life
2 November 2003
9.20 - 22.00
Tilburg University
Conference
Part III. The Muses' Farewell
The Legacy of the Twentieth Century
24 May 2000
9.30 - 22.00
Tilburg University
Conference
Nexus Conference 1999
No Place for Cosmopolitans?
8 October 1999
9.35 - 21.45
Tilburg University
Lecture
Nexus Lecture Adam Zagajewski
The Shabby and the Sublime
9 November 1998
Tilburg University