Leni Zumas's writing crackles. Her books are sharp, bleak, funny, and possibly dangerous. When her collection of short stories, Farewell Navigator,...
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How does one make the conflict in the Middle East...funny? This was my initial reaction upon reading about the book. Then I read it, and Levey does just that. While Levey clearly illustrates the horrors of the conflict, he also shows the very bizarre side of Israeli politics. It's like Abbott and Costello meet Kafka. Worth a read.
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Shut Up, I'm Talking: And Other Diplomacy Lessons I Learned in the Israeli Government: A Memoir by Gregory Levey
AbbyRR, March 23, 2012
How does one make the conflict in the Middle East...funny? This was my initial reaction upon reading about the book. Then I read it, and Levey does just that. While Levey clearly illustrates the horrors of the conflict, he also shows the very bizarre side of Israeli politics. It's like Abbott and Costello meet Kafka. Worth a read.Galore by Michael Crummey
AbbyRR, January 2, 2012
I happened to find this book by accident and fell in love with it. Imaginative, fantastical, and well written.