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Levin's first novel, ''The Instructions'', was selected by [[Powell's]] Indispensable Book Club<ref>{{cite web|last=Hustvedt |first=Siri |url=http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=27810 |title=Powell's Books Blog |website=Powells.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref> and [[The Rumpus]] Book Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therumpus.net/2010/11/the-rumpus-book-club-interviews-adam-levin/ |title=The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Adam Levin |publisher=The Rumpus.net |date= |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref>
Levin's first novel, ''The Instructions'', was selected by [[Powell's]] Indispensable Book Club<ref>{{cite web|last=Hustvedt |first=Siri |url=http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=27810 |title=Powell's Books Blog |website=Powells.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref> and [[The Rumpus]] Book Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therumpus.net/2010/11/the-rumpus-book-club-interviews-adam-levin/ |title=The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Adam Levin |publisher=The Rumpus.net |date= |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref>


Some reviews drew comparisons between [[David Foster Wallace]] and [[Philip Roth]] with Levin.<ref>{{cite web|last=Levin |first=Adam |url=http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Reviews-Essays/The-Instructions/ba-p/3535 |title=The Instructions |website=Bnreview.barnesandnoble.com |date=2010-10-29 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref> Some reviewers praised the dark humor, the depth of the setting, and the commentary on Jewish identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standardsandmore.fr/vu-lu-entendu/40-en-librairies/153-adam-levin-boys-will-be-boys |title=[Interview&#93; Adam Levin - Boys Will Be Boys - Standards and More |website=Standardsandmore.fr |date=2012-02-13 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref> Some reviewers criticized the book's length (more than 1000 pages), while others praised it.<ref>{{cite web|author=Abigail Deutsch |url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-11-14/books/24830027_1_rabbinic-tilt-messiah |title='The Instructions,' by Adam Levin - SFGate |website=Articles.sfgate.com |date=2010-11-14 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref><ref>Michael H. Miller. {{cite web|url=http://www.observer.com/2010/culture/very-long-history-very-brief-violence |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208193844/http://www.observer.com:80/2010/culture/very-long-history-very-brief-violence |archivedate=2010-12-08 |df= }}. ''New York Observer'', October 26, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/28/AR2010122803859.html |title=A middle-school war, waged with chutzpah |website=Washingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=JOSHUA COHEN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/books/review/JCohen-t.html |title=Book Review - The Instructions - By Adam Levin - The New York Times |website=Nytimes.com |date=2010-11-05 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kamer |first=Foster |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-10-20/books/adam-levin-s-new-jewish-epic/ |title=Adam Levin's New Jewish Epic |publisher=[[Village Voice]] |date=2010-10-20 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref>
Some reviews drew comparisons between [[David Foster Wallace]] and [[Philip Roth]] with Levin.<ref>{{cite web|last=Levin |first=Adam |url=http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Reviews-Essays/The-Instructions/ba-p/3535 |title=The Instructions |website=Bnreview.barnesandnoble.com |date=2010-10-29 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref> Some reviewers praised the dark humor, the depth of the setting, and the commentary on Jewish identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standardsandmore.fr/vu-lu-entendu/40-en-librairies/153-adam-levin-boys-will-be-boys |title=[Interview&#93; Adam Levin - Boys Will Be Boys - Standards and More |website=Standardsandmore.fr |date=2012-02-13 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref> Some reviewers criticized the book's length (more than 1000 pages), while others praised it.<ref>{{cite web|author=Abigail Deutsch |url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-11-14/books/24830027_1_rabbinic-tilt-messiah |title='The Instructions,' by Adam Levin - SFGate |website=Articles.sfgate.com |date=2010-11-14 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref><ref>Michael H. Miller. {{cite web|url=http://www.observer.com/2010/culture/very-long-history-very-brief-violence |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208193844/http://www.observer.com/2010/culture/very-long-history-very-brief-violence |archivedate=2010-12-08 |df= }}. ''New York Observer'', October 26, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/28/AR2010122803859.html |title=A middle-school war, waged with chutzpah |website=Washingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=JOSHUA COHEN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/books/review/JCohen-t.html |title=Book Review - The Instructions - By Adam Levin - The New York Times |website=Nytimes.com |date=2010-11-05 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kamer |first=Foster |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-10-20/books/adam-levin-s-new-jewish-epic/ |title=Adam Levin's New Jewish Epic |publisher=[[Village Voice]] |date=2010-10-20 |accessdate=2016-12-28}}</ref>


''The Instructions'' was translated into French (Inculte) and published in France in 2011, and was praised as one of the main new discoveries in foreign literature.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}
''The Instructions'' was translated into French (Inculte) and published in France in 2011, and was praised as one of the main new discoveries in foreign literature.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

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For the American businessman, see Adam K. Levin. For others of a similar name, see Adam Levine (disambiguation).

Adam Levin (b. 1976/77[1]) is an American fiction author. His short fiction has been published in places like Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern and Tin House. Currently, he resides in Chicago, where he teaches Creative Writing and Literature at the School of the Art Institute. His first novel, The Instructions, was published in 2010 by McSweeney's.

The Instructions

Levin's first novel, The Instructions, was selected by Powell's Indispensable Book Club[2] and The Rumpus Book Club.[3]

Some reviews drew comparisons between David Foster Wallace and Philip Roth with Levin.[4] Some reviewers praised the dark humor, the depth of the setting, and the commentary on Jewish identity.[5] Some reviewers criticized the book's length (more than 1000 pages), while others praised it.[6][7][8][9][10]

The Instructions was translated into French (Inculte) and published in France in 2011, and was praised as one of the main new discoveries in foreign literature.[citation needed]

Hot Pink

Levin's Hot Pink[11] is a collection of short stories released in 2012.

References

  1. ^ Borrelli, Christopher (October 26, 2010). "Thinking big: Adam Levin's 1,000-page debut novel 'The Instructions' is bold, fast, funny and ambitious — not unlike its author". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 6, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Hustvedt, Siri. "Powell's Books Blog". Powells.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  3. ^ "The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Adam Levin". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  4. ^ Levin, Adam (2010-10-29). "The Instructions". Bnreview.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  5. ^ "[Interview] Adam Levin - Boys Will Be Boys - Standards and More". Standardsandmore.fr. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  6. ^ Abigail Deutsch (2010-11-14). "'The Instructions,' by Adam Levin - SFGate". Articles.sfgate.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  7. ^ Michael H. Miller. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2011-01-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). New York Observer, October 26, 2010.
  8. ^ "A middle-school war, waged with chutzpah". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  9. ^ JOSHUA COHEN (2010-11-05). "Book Review - The Instructions - By Adam Levin - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  10. ^ Kamer, Foster (2010-10-20). "Adam Levin's New Jewish Epic". Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  11. ^ [1]
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