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The Girl on the Fridge: Storiesby Etgar Keret
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A birthday-party magician whose hat tricks end in horror and gore; a girl parented by a major household appliance; the possessor of the lowest IQ in the Mossadsuch are the denizens of Etgar Kerets dark and fertile mind. The Girl on the Fridge contains the best of Kerets first collections, the ones that made him a household name in Israel and the major discovery of this last decade. Review:"Advocates of flash fiction contend you can say a lot with a little. Unfortunately, you can also say a little with a little. Israeli writer Keret (The Nimrod Flipout) confirms both with this hodgepodge of 46 sketches, culled from his first collection. There are whimsical tales like 'Nothing,' about a woman who 'loved a man who was made of nothing' because 'this love would never betray her,' and 'Freeze!' about a guy who can stop the world and uses the power to score with hot girls. Despite an appealing, comic voice, many of these pieces feel insubstantial and leave the reader indifferent. Nevertheless, a haunting theme arises as stories featuring violence accumulate: 'Not Human Beings,' in which an Israeli soldier is beaten by fellow officers when he objects to the cruel treatment of an old Arab man, screams in the face of bloodshed, whereas the irritation of the father in 'A Bet,' when TV news reports on an Arab sentenced to death preempts an episode of 'Moonlighting,' suggests how violence has been normalized. Keret demonstrates how the same short form that produces ineffective trifles can also create moments of startling power." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:A birthday-party magician whose hat tricks end in horror and gore; a girl parented by a major household appliance; the possessor of the lowest IQ in the Mossad--such are the denizens of Keret's dark and fertile mind. This collection contains the best of Keret's work over the last decade.
About the AuthorEtgar Keret was born in Tel Aviv in 1967. His stories have been featured on This American Life and Selected Shorts. As screenwriters/ directors, he and his wife, Shira Geffen, won the 2007 Palme dOr for Best Debut Feature (Jellyfish) at the Cannes Film Festival. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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